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Capital One Exits The Mortgage Origination Business
Capital One Exits The Mortgage Origination Business
November 09, 2017  |  Loans

Capital One Financial Corp. is getting out of the mortgage origination and home equity business, while continuing to service their existing and pending home loans,...

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Postmates Enters The Grocery Delivery Biz
Postmates Enters The Grocery Delivery Biz
November 09, 2017  |  Delivery

Postmates, the on-demand delivery service, announced news in a blog post on Wednesday (Nov. 8) that it is launching its first-ever grocery product, Fresh, which...

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Scotiabank Rolls Out Masterpass
Scotiabank Rolls Out Masterpass
November 09, 2017  |  Mastercard

Mastercard and Scotiabank announced news on Wednesday (Nov. 8) that Scotiabank customers now have access to fast and secure online payments via Scotiabank Masterpass. Get...

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Why Alexa Won’t Replace Call Center Agents (Just Yet)
Why Alexa Won’t Replace Call Center Agents (Just Yet)
November 09, 2017  |  Authentication

Remember how Barbie — at first just a popular doll with pretty hair and clothes — eventually became a teacher, gymnast, veterinarian, astronaut, paratrooper, NASCAR...

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For Merchants, Boosting Their .250 Chargeback Batting Average
For Merchants, Boosting Their .250 Chargeback Batting Average
November 09, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Merchants recover only one in four chargebacks when disputes arise over who bought what and when. A .250 batting average is OK in baseball, but lousy...

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Are Incumbent Acquirers Relevant In An Era Of SaaS Dominance?
Are Incumbent Acquirers Relevant In An Era Of SaaS Dominance?
November 09, 2017  |  Banking

Before the Software as a Service (SaaS) model exploded, a small business (SMB) getting off the ground online had two big, but related, decisions to...

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New Report: Who’s Using Same-Day ACH And Why?
New Report: Who’s Using Same-Day ACH And Why?
November 09, 2017  |  Faster Payments

Fourteen months since the Phase 1 roll out, 43 percent of financial institutions (FIs) now allow businesses to originate same-day ACH credit. Get the Full...

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Driving Cross-Border Payments Into The Future
Driving Cross-Border Payments Into The Future
November 09, 2017  |  International

Rideshare services have gained popularity by taking the pain out of making payments. Can foreign currency exchange services adopt a similar model? In the latest...

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USA Tech Acquires Cantaloupe To Expand Unattended Retail Footprint
USA Tech Acquires Cantaloupe To Expand Unattended Retail Footprint
November 08, 2017  |  Unattended Retail

Help yourself: Unattended retail just got more seamless and widespread with USA Technologies’ acquisition of Cantaloupe Systems, Inc. The deal is expected to close by...

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