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New Year, New Blockchain Use Cases?
New Year, New Blockchain Use Cases?
January 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

As 2019 dawns, there are several predictions that blockchain may have a breakout year. One reason? Smart contracts, as noted by MIT. In the meantime, supply...

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Feds Are Looking Into Railroad Customer Fees
Feds Are Looking Into Railroad Customer Fees
January 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

A federal agency is investigating fees imposed by railroad companies that aim to get customers to comply with new procedures. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Amazon Alexa Skills Saw Huge Growth In 2018
Amazon Alexa Skills Saw Huge Growth In 2018
January 03, 2019  |  Alexa

Amazon saw the number of skills made for Alexa lodge huge growth in the U.S., U.K. and Germany in 2018. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Trulioo Launches Verification In Czech Republic, Slovakia
Trulioo Launches Verification In Czech Republic, Slovakia
January 03, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Trulioo, the global identity verification company, has announced that it now offers verification services to customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia through its GlobalGateway...

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What Lies Beneath: FIs’ Biggest Cyberthreat
What Lies Beneath: FIs’ Biggest Cyberthreat
January 03, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

Well, let’s start with the bad news first, even at the risk of robbing some of the joy and optimism that comes with the new...

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Banks Jump Into The Contextual Commerce Stream
Banks Jump Into The Contextual Commerce Stream
January 03, 2019  |  Commerce

Consumers in the digital age don’t really embark on commerce journeys anymore, so much as they find themselves always on one. This is a situation...

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Moving From POS To Point Of Interaction
Moving From POS To Point Of Interaction
January 03, 2019  |  POS Innovation

One size never fits all in retail — so why should it be any different with payments? Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Helping QSRs Avoid Physical Retail’s Fate
Helping QSRs Avoid Physical Retail’s Fate
January 03, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

Once upon a time — about a decade ago — there was this QSR executive who observed the rise of online retail, but figured those...

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