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IRS Suspends Equifax Contract
IRS Suspends Equifax Contract
October 16, 2017  |  Safety and Security

Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company, was dealt another blow last week when the Internal Revenue Service suspended a contract that is worth more than...

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Whole Foods Closes 365 Store In Bellevue; Still Committed To The Concept
Whole Foods Closes 365 Store In Bellevue; Still Committed To The Concept
October 16, 2017  |  Retail

According to a news report in The Wall Street Journal, Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market will close its 365 by Whole Foods store in Bellevue, Washington,...

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SoFi Bails On Being A Bank  
SoFi Bails On Being A Bank  
October 16, 2017  |  Banking

Social Finance, otherwise known as SoFi, the student loan online lender, is giving up on its hopes to become a bank for now. Get the...

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PayPal’s Market Cap Blasts Past Amex
PayPal’s Market Cap Blasts Past Amex
October 16, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

It’s been a strong year for PayPal, which has seen its shares up 75 percent since the beginning of the year. Get the Full Story...

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US Banks Push To Improve Security Post-Equifax
US Banks Push To Improve Security Post-Equifax
October 16, 2017  |  Banking

In the wake of the massive hack of Equifax, U.S. banks are leveling up their anti-fraud game in response to the fact that 143 million...

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Why APIs Are The Beginning — Not The End
Why APIs Are The Beginning — Not The End
October 16, 2017  |  Banking

From an acronym known mostly by programmers in the early 2000s to something thousands of innovators have embraced to ignite numerous innovative solutions, it’s been...

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Trulioo’s CEO On Solving Payments’ KYB Problem
Trulioo’s CEO On Solving Payments’ KYB Problem
October 16, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

In the ABCs of KYC, KYB has largely been skipped. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Data Dive: Retail Race Edition
Data Dive: Retail Race Edition
October 16, 2017  |  Data Dive

Hard though it may be to believe, the holidays are almost upon us. Don’t let those jack o’lanterns fool you — there are pine garlands just waiting...

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Winning Customer Loyalty With Faster Reward Disbursements
Winning Customer Loyalty With Faster Reward Disbursements
October 16, 2017  |  Disbursements

Here’s one: paying consumers their cash back rewards with a check. We wish we were kidding. For the October Disbursements Tracker™, in collaboration with Ingo...

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