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For Beauty Professionals, Steady Cash Flow Is Always In Style
For Beauty Professionals, Steady Cash Flow Is Always In Style
September 18, 2017  |  Disbursements

For beauty professionals, collecting fees from no-shows can be harder than giving a perm to someone with a comb-over. For September’s Disbursements Tracker™, in collaboration...

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How Retailers Can Manage The Coming Voice Disruption
How Retailers Can Manage The Coming Voice Disruption
September 18, 2017  |  News

Think back just five years ago. In 2012, we were five years into the smartphone revolution, and most people thought we were crazy writing about...

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Why Amazon Wants An Emmy
Why Amazon Wants An Emmy
September 16, 2017  |  Amazon

Emmys weekend is upon us, meaning for the 69th year in a row, millions of Americans will sit in front of their TVs or streaming devices...

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In Asia Pacific, Cash Usage Swell With Growth of ATMs
In Asia Pacific, Cash Usage Swell With Growth of ATMs
September 15, 2017  |  Cash

In the Asia-Pacific, cash is fighting tooth and nail with emerging digital payment methods and is seemingly winning the race. Get the Full Story Complete...

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US Retail Sales And Industrial Output Suffer Declines Due To Harvey
US Retail Sales And Industrial Output Suffer Declines Due To Harvey
September 15, 2017  |  Retail

U.S. retail sales fell in August, and industrial output recorded its biggest drop since 2009, due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey. Get the Full...

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Democrats Introduce Credit Freeze Bill In Response To Equifax Leak
Democrats Introduce Credit Freeze Bill In Response To Equifax Leak
September 15, 2017  |  CFPB

After the Equifax data breach that exposed the personal information of around 143 million consumers, Democrats have introduced a bill to give consumers the ability...

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Ant Financial Offers Face Scan Service For Package Pickup In China
Ant Financial Offers Face Scan Service For Package Pickup In China
September 15, 2017  |  Innovation

Ant Financial Services Group, the financial affiliate of Alibaba Group, announced news that its customers can now use facial recognition technology to scan, unlock and...

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Equifax Hack May Hinder Ant Financial’s Chances Of Buying MoneyGram
Equifax Hack May Hinder Ant Financial’s Chances Of Buying MoneyGram
September 15, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As a multi-agency advisory panel in the Trump Administration comes to the end of its review of Ant Financial’s acquisition of MoneyGram, the possibility of...

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Today In Data: Same Day ACH
Today In Data: Same Day ACH
September 15, 2017  |  Today In Data

In a recent interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, Jane Larimer, chief operating officer at NACHA, said the financial services industry has done much preparation in terms...

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