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Deep Dive: How Gift Cards Become Grift Cards For QSRs

Deep Dive: How Gift Cards Become Grift Cards For QSRs
Deep Dive: How Gift Cards Become Grift Cards For QSRs
November 22, 2019  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Gift cards are a popular revenue stream for quick-service restaurants (QSRs), largely for the same reasons they are popular among retail businesses of all types:...

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Simon Debuts Multi-Brand Concept With Guesst
Simon Debuts Multi-Brand Concept With Guesst
November 22, 2019  |  Retail

Simon Property Group has partnered with Retail-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform Guesst on a multi-brand experiential retail concept. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Why Carriers’ AR Hurdles Are Key To Solving Shippers’ AP Problems
Why Carriers’ AR Hurdles Are Key To Solving Shippers’ AP Problems
November 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Innovation in accounts payable (AP) is now largely being driven not only by challenges in the way businesses make payments, but also by friction in...

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Fraud Control, Business Travel, Staying Competitive In The Sharing Economy
Fraud Control, Business Travel, Staying Competitive In The Sharing Economy
November 22, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

In the $37 billion homesharing market, fraudsters are increasingly exploiting the speed and convenience that platforms promise. As Airbnb recently learned (in a big way),...

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B2B FinTechs Diversify Funding Strategies With M&A, IPOs
B2B FinTechs Diversify Funding Strategies With M&A, IPOs
November 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Talk of a decelerating FinTech venture capital market continued to mount this week with reports that digital banking startup Aspiration is struggling to raise money....

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Security Concerns Prompt Fed To Strengthen Big Tech Oversight
Security Concerns Prompt Fed To Strengthen Big Tech Oversight
November 22, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Ongoing security concerns have prompted the Federal Reserve to further scrutinize big tech firms that serve the banking industry, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported...

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Privacy Advocates Fear Google Will Mine Fitbit’s Health Data
Privacy Advocates Fear Google Will Mine Fitbit’s Health Data
November 22, 2019  |  Google

Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal is sparking privacy concerns that the search giant will mine the health data of the 27 million people who use...

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Moving Issuers — And Auth Rates — Past Fraud Prevention To Revenue Protection
Moving Issuers — And Auth Rates — Past Fraud Prevention To Revenue Protection
November 22, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Fraud is hardly a new phenomenon in retail — in fact, it is probably safe to assume that fraud in some form or other has...

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Are Millennials Really Over Revolving Credit?
Are Millennials Really Over Revolving Credit?
November 22, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Consumers and their credit providers aren’t always aligned when it comes to best outcomes. For a customer using a revolving credit tool, such as a...

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