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Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar

Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar
Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar
September 03, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The famous 18th-century political satirist and author, Jonathan Swift, wrote in 1745 that “vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” Two hundred and seventy-four...

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Consumers Not Averse To ‘Positive Friction’ In Sharing Economy Platforms
Consumers Not Averse To ‘Positive Friction’ In Sharing Economy Platforms
August 08, 2019  |  Authentication

Sharing economy platforms have become a force to be reckoned with. Overall, roughly 111 million consumers use some type of sharing economy platform to make...

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Why Trust Is The Super Glue To Making Cross-Border Payments Work
Why Trust Is The Super Glue To Making Cross-Border Payments Work
July 18, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Trust is important for all of payment, commerce and financial services – it is more or less the glue that holds transactions together. Without foundations...

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Can Digital Platforms Solve The Fraud vs. Friction Dilemma?
Can Digital Platforms Solve The Fraud vs. Friction Dilemma?
July 10, 2019  |  Retail

Digital platforms facilitate everything from online shopping to ridesharing to booking a hotel. These platforms promise fast, seamless transactions, which most deliver – but when...

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Automated Retail’s ‘Fast And Frictionless’ Ambitions
Automated Retail’s ‘Fast And Frictionless’ Ambitions
June 25, 2019  |  Retail

Automation is critical in helping retailers offer a fast and frictionless commerce experience. John Clarke, chief innovation officer and co-founder at Worldnet Payments, explains how automated...

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For FI Account Openings, Serving The ‘Segment Of One’
For FI Account Openings, Serving The ‘Segment Of One’
June 21, 2019  |  Banking

A disconnect looms in financial services, one that can doom relationships between financial institutions (FIs) and customers from the beginning. Studies have shown that 70...

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POS Payments At The Speed Of Sound (Waves)
POS Payments At The Speed Of Sound (Waves)
June 20, 2019  |  Innovation

Friction bedevils all types of retail — and that holds true for transactions inside stores or via eCommerce sites. At the same time, the ongoing...

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