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Smart Retailers Don’t Bring Consumers To Stores, But Bring Stores To Consumers
Smart Retailers Don’t Bring Consumers To Stores, But Bring Stores To Consumers
January 22, 2021  |  Retail

Retail is set to change as never before as COVID-19 fades, but the digital shift will only continue — and even expand. Karen Webster says...

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Kount: Doing What It Takes To Protect Partners And Customers From Digital Fraud
Kount: Doing What It Takes To Protect Partners And Customers From Digital Fraud
January 22, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Brad Wiskirchen, CEO of Kount, dives into the pandemic’s effect on payments, eCommerce and fraud prevention, and the importance of businesses to address account protection...

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Amazon To Open COVID-19 Inoculation Location In Washington State
Amazon To Open COVID-19 Inoculation Location In Washington State
January 22, 2021  |  Retail

In a bid to vaccine thousands of individuals, Amazon will bring a “pop-up” inoculation location to Seattle during the weekend, the New York Post reported....

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Imperfect Foods Gets $95 Million Series D Commitment
Imperfect Foods Gets $95 Million Series D Commitment
January 22, 2021  |  Retail

Sustainable grocery delivery company Imperfect Foods said it has landed a $95 million Series D investment commitment. Insight Partners and Norwest Venture Partners will head...

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J.P. Morgan: Rapid Digitization And A New Focus On ESG Considerations
J.P. Morgan: Rapid Digitization And A New Focus On ESG Considerations
January 22, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

“Digital solutions simply had to be up and running swiftly in order to enable clients to continue to do business at a crucial point, and...

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Debit Issuers Turning The Tech Tables On Fraudsters
Debit Issuers Turning The Tech Tables On Fraudsters
January 22, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

That the pandemic has been a fraudster’s playground is not in doubt. Were it not for a flurry of digital transformation all through 2020 the...

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VEON: The Year Of Digital Financial Inclusion In Developing Markets
VEON: The Year Of Digital Financial Inclusion In Developing Markets
January 22, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

Sergi Herrero co-CEO of VEON, explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the acceleration of cashless payments, and how that has posed a challenge to...

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Young B2B FinTechs Secure Their Seed Rounds
Young B2B FinTechs Secure Their Seed Rounds
January 22, 2021  |  B2B Payments

While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week’s B2B...

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Westlake Financial Securely Raises The Speed Limit For Auto Financing Disbursements
Westlake Financial Securely Raises The Speed Limit For Auto Financing Disbursements
January 22, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Car buyers want instant access to auto loan disbursements, but there are risks to offering real-time speeds, says Raul Alvarez, director of accounting operations at...

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