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Cutting Through The Cross-Border Payments Confusion

Cutting Through The Cross-Border Payments Confusion
Cutting Through The Cross-Border Payments Confusion
December 01, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

The world doesn’t lack for stories about cross-border payments gone wrong. As North Lane Technologies CEO Seth Brennan told Karen Webster in a recent conversation,...

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DATA: Retailers Battle For Remaining 40 Pct Of Consumer Holiday Spend
DATA: Retailers Battle For Remaining 40 Pct Of Consumer Holiday Spend
November 30, 2020  |  Retail

In most years, Thanksgiving Weekend and Cyber Monday are a starting point for a lot of seasonal shoppers. This year, as has been observed many...

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New Data: Consumers Want Banks To Use Location Data To Keep Accounts, Transactions Fraud-Free
New Data: Consumers Want Banks To Use Location Data To Keep Accounts, Transactions Fraud-Free
November 30, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

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Why Refunds Are The New Chargeback
Why Refunds Are The New Chargeback
November 30, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

It used to be an uncommon occurrence with a funny name, a misdemeanor of the digital-first era — but porch pirates aren’t so funny anymore....

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Former Saks CEO Sadove Says Physical Retail Will Transform To Survive
Former Saks CEO Sadove Says Physical Retail Will Transform To Survive
November 30, 2020  |  Retail

The 2020 holiday shopping season will be an unusual one in many respects. That’s a reality observable on Black Friday, where in-store sales were nearly...

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PayPal’s Bitcoin Backing Proves Crypto Is Ready For Prime Time (And Grandma)
PayPal’s Bitcoin Backing Proves Crypto Is Ready For Prime Time (And Grandma)
November 30, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

When PayPal announced recently that its 350 million users can deposit bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in their accounts and spend it at 26 million merchants next year,...

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FinTechs Prove Their Value During Pandemic
FinTechs Prove Their Value During Pandemic
November 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

At a time when surging coronavirus counts are once again muddying the outlook for consumers and business owners, MerchantE Chief Financial Officer Shim Steinmetz says...

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Secondhand News: Economy, Pandemic Create New Role For Pawnshops
Secondhand News: Economy, Pandemic Create New Role For Pawnshops
November 27, 2020  |  Retail

At a time when the coronavirus has caused a spike in unemployment and crippled countless small businesses, the pawnbroking industry has found itself in a...

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Security Demands Spur Virtual Debit Card Adoption
Security Demands Spur Virtual Debit Card Adoption
November 27, 2020  |  Next-Gen Debit

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