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Making Sense of Meta’s Move to Join the Fediverse 
Making Sense of Meta’s Move to Join the Fediverse 
March 22, 2024  |  Meta

Decentralization may be coming to social media’s walled gardens, and that means the future of social commerce could be more fediverse than it is metaverse....

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Amazon Taps Stripe to Power ‘Just Walk Out’ Payments in Australia, Canada
Amazon Taps Stripe to Power ‘Just Walk Out’ Payments in Australia, Canada
March 22, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Stripe is now powering payments for retailers using Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology in Australia and Canada. With Stripe Terminal and Stripe Connect enabling in-person...

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Excel’s Long Reach Sheds Light on Enterprises’ Back Office Pain Points
Excel’s Long Reach Sheds Light on Enterprises’ Back Office Pain Points
March 22, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Back in 1987, Microsoft released Excel, its spreadsheet program designed to handle all manner of calculations and computations, from simple mathematics to complex probabilistic statements....

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Walmart and Amazon Compete for Deal-Seeking Electronics Customers
Walmart and Amazon Compete for Deal-Seeking Electronics Customers
March 22, 2024  |  Retail

Walmart is looking to MacBooks to drive up its share of consumer electronics spending as Amazon continues to widen its lead in the category. The...

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40% of Global Consumers Now Fit the Click-and-Mortar™ Shopper Profile
40% of Global Consumers Now Fit the Click-and-Mortar™ Shopper Profile
March 22, 2024  |  Retail

The days of consumers mentally segregating in-store shopping from its online counterpart are over.  Nowadays, as PYMNTS Intelligence’s “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: The Rise...

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New Data: Instant Disbursement Use Spikes 8X Since 2017
New Data: Instant Disbursement Use Spikes 8X Since 2017
March 22, 2024  |  Accounts Receivable

More than half of United States consumers received disbursements from various corporate and government agencies in the last 12 months. This number is slightly less...

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FinTech IPO Index Soars 5.2% as Lufax Is Up 73% Post-Earnings 
FinTech IPO Index Soars 5.2% as Lufax Is Up 73% Post-Earnings 
March 22, 2024  |  IPO

There were a few stunning surges this past week with the FinTech IPO Index, which added more than 5% through five sessions. And, as has...

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EU Set to Investigate Apple, Google Compliance With DMA
EU Set to Investigate Apple, Google Compliance With DMA
March 21, 2024  |  Regulation

The European Commission (EC) is reportedly set to launch full-scale investigations of tech giants Apple and Google, looking into their compliance with the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA). The probes...

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Banks Advocate Digital Payments as Defense Against Check Fraud
Banks Advocate Digital Payments as Defense Against Check Fraud
March 21, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Despite the growing adoption of digital payment solutions worldwide, financial institutions (FIs) continue to process billions of checks each year, setting the stage for a...

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