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FCA Taps Victoria McLoughlin as Interim Head for Digital Assets Unit

FCA Taps Victoria McLoughlin as Interim Head for Digital Assets Unit
FCA Taps Victoria McLoughlin as Interim Head for Digital Assets Unit
April 20, 2022  |  Personnel

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Victoria McLoughlin as interim head of its digital assets department, according to her LinkedIn profile, another step...

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Discover Launches Customer Data Privacy Tool
Discover Launches Customer Data Privacy Tool
April 20, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Discover has launched Online Privacy Protection, a free benefit for customers to help scrub their information from 10 popular websites that collect and sell user...

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Crypto Makes a Buzz on the Shopping Front
Crypto Makes a Buzz on the Shopping Front
April 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

While regulators and experts debate if cryptocurrency is an asset to hold or cash to spend, many consumers are using their crypto to go shopping....

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As WhatsApp Stumbles in Brazil, Huge P2B Mobile Payments Opportunity up for Grabs
As WhatsApp Stumbles in Brazil, Huge P2B Mobile Payments Opportunity up for Grabs
April 20, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Merchant acceptance is key for new payments methodologies to reach critical mass, to truly become ingrained in commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Chatbots Fill Car Buyers’ Demands for Speedy Answers, Service
Chatbots Fill Car Buyers’ Demands for Speedy Answers, Service
April 20, 2022  |  Retail

For retailers that have operated through the pandemic, one of the takeaways they’ve learned is that they must offer personalization — serving customers in the...

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Payments Between Businesses as Seamless as Consumer Payments
Payments Between Businesses as Seamless as Consumer Payments
April 20, 2022  |  Opinion

The pandemic accelerated the digitization of the payments industry, with many businesses eschewing checks and cash in favor of electronic and contactless payments. Tomer Barel,...

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Today in Data: People Are More Digitally Engaged When They’re Having Fun Online
Today in Data: People Are More Digitally Engaged When They’re Having Fun Online
April 20, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, there’s nothing like fun to increase consumer engagement online. An 11-nation study found that 61% of respondents go online to have fun....

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Popeyes Leans on Drive-Thru Channel to Boost Demand Fulfillment Capabilities
Popeyes Leans on Drive-Thru Channel to Boost Demand Fulfillment Capabilities
April 20, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants seek out more labor-efficient ways to fulfill demand, many are turning to the drive-thru channel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Best Buy Sweetens Subscription Plan With at-Home Recycling Pickup Service
Best Buy Sweetens Subscription Plan With at-Home Recycling Pickup Service
April 20, 2022  |  Retail

At a time when the product refresh cycle has left most Americans with a stockpile of outdated and broken devices and gear, the nation’s largest...

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