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Amazon’s Alexa To Speak Without Voice Commands
Amazon’s Alexa To Speak Without Voice Commands
September 09, 2016  |  Amazon

Alexa, Amazon’s digital assistant, will no longer need voice commands to speak to you. Amazon is reportedly gearing up to have its digital assistant offer...

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New York Rules On Payroll Debit Cards Getting Tougher
New York Rules On Payroll Debit Cards Getting Tougher
September 09, 2016  |  Regulation

New York State workers who get paid via prepaid card will have more consumer protections starting next year. According to a report by The New York...

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Square Cash Launches Instant Access To Payments
Square Cash Launches Instant Access To Payments
September 09, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Square Cash is trying to turn around its money-losing proposition, launching a new service that enables people who receive a payment via Square Cash to...

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Apple Won’t Reveal Weekend Pre-Order Numbers
Apple Won’t Reveal Weekend Pre-Order Numbers
September 09, 2016  |  Apple

Apple is confident that its latest iterations of the iPhone, the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus will be a huge hit with customers....

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From POS To POE
From POS To POE
September 09, 2016  |  Vantiv

Checking out is the tricky part of commerce, whether it be retailing or eTailing. Both the consumer and the business owner want checkout to be...

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Niche B2B Startups Surprise With High-Value Funding
Niche B2B Startups Surprise With High-Value Funding
September 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Word on the street is that B2B startups may be landing on the same path as B2C startups when it comes to the venture capital...

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Saving eProcurement Complexity For The Back End
Saving eProcurement Complexity For The Back End
September 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

When procurement software startup Vroozi announced last month that it secured $4 million in venture capital, the company said it would use that investment to...

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President Obama On The ‘Cyber Arms Race’
President Obama On The ‘Cyber Arms Race’
September 09, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers are preparing for battle and have the cyberweapons to kick off what President Obama recently described as a cyber arms race. In this week’s...

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JetPay Gets Closer To Its SMEs’ Back Offices
JetPay Gets Closer To Its SMEs’ Back Offices
September 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Card processing firm JetPay is getting closer to the back end of its corporate clients. Last year, the company revealed a partnership with Credibly to...

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