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Blockchain Patent Filings Spike
Blockchain Patent Filings Spike
October 03, 2018  |  Blockchain

The race for blockchain patents is on, with firms in China and the US making headlines.  We get some insight about the strategies from a...

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Peeling Back the Curtain on Snapchat’s AR Secret
Peeling Back the Curtain on Snapchat’s AR Secret
July 05, 2017  |  What's Hot

Finding nearby friends through an online platform became a lot easier when Snapchat unveiled its Snap Map offering. Just a few weeks ago, the disappearing...

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How Closed Loop Makes Payments More Transparent
How Closed Loop Makes Payments More Transparent
May 02, 2017  |  News

Sea change abounds in payments— not just tied to how those payments are done, but also re: who does them and where. And where there...

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The Payments Ide(a)s Of March
The Payments Ide(a)s Of March
March 16, 2017  |  Innovation

Mid-March has typically heralded change in the world. Just ask the Romans or the blizzard watchers of 2017, beset by snow where green shoots should have...

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Innovation Project Has Arrived
Innovation Project Has Arrived
March 15, 2017  |  Innovation

The big day has finally arrived — no thanks to Mother Nature, who decided to throw a disruption of her own at the year’s biggest celebration...

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And The Winners Are … The Payments Academy Awards
And The Winners Are … The Payments Academy Awards
February 25, 2017  |  The Innovation Project

“Life,” the main character in a multiple Academy Award-winning picture once observed, “is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to...

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Credit Where It Must Be Due
Credit Where It Must Be Due
February 10, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Credit where credit is due — and it’s always due, it seems. Every month. The debt that has been racked up domestically has been astronomical,...

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Innovation Project 2017 Conversation Starters: Can Payments Save Retail?
Innovation Project 2017 Conversation Starters: Can Payments Save Retail?
February 06, 2017  |  Innovation

Is retail just the land where shelves are stocked with goods, where salespeople appear at your elbow to inquire about your quest to buy? Is...

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Innovation Project 2017 Conversation Starters: Betting Big …. On Banking Redux
Innovation Project 2017 Conversation Starters: Betting Big …. On Banking Redux
February 06, 2017  |  Innovation

The bank is an institution that has survived centuries. But nothing survives that long in immutable form. Consider the musty vaults housing gold and notes,...

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