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mPOS At 37,000 Feet

mPOS At 37,000 Feet
mPOS At 37,000 Feet
January 02, 2019  |  MPOS Tracker

With the global mobile point of sale (mPOS) market projected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.8% from 2017 to 2026, many...

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2019: Big Payment, Commerce And Tech IPOs Loom On The Horizon
2019: Big Payment, Commerce And Tech IPOs Loom On The Horizon
January 01, 2019  |  IPO

Tech companies are taking more time to reach their initial public offerings, with the median gap between their early financing and their IPOs hitting 10.1...

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Why Payments Should Stop Worrying About ‘The Next Big Thing’
Why Payments Should Stop Worrying About ‘The Next Big Thing’
January 01, 2019  |  Commentary

Gerhard Oosthuizen, CTO of Entersekt, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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2019: The Year Of Instant Payments
2019: The Year Of Instant Payments
January 01, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Here’s a 2019 prediction that we guarantee will come true: There will be no human being or business adamantly hoping to be paid slower in...

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When Predictions Go Right … And Not So Right
When Predictions Go Right … And Not So Right
January 01, 2019  |  Innovation

Predicting the future is incredibly hard work. Nostradamus — routinely counted as one of history’s better prestidigitators — wrote 942 poetic quatrains of prophecy. Depending...

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Android Apps Feed Facebook User Data, Violate EU Reg
Android Apps Feed Facebook User Data, Violate EU Reg
December 31, 2018  |  Facebook

Some popular apps for Android smartphones are feeding data to Facebook without user consent, which could be a breach of the European Union’s (EU’s) General...

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2018 Data Breaches: The List No One Wanted To Make
2018 Data Breaches: The List No One Wanted To Make
December 31, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

So far this year (and there’s still one more day), Verizon reported that there have been 2,216 confirmed data breaches across 65 countries. Even more...

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Visa: Why Consumers Are In Control At The POS
Visa: Why Consumers Are In Control At The POS
December 31, 2018  |  Commentary

Carleigh Jaques, SVP, global head of merchant digital products at Visa, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. Get the Full Story...

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Self-Checkout Gets An Innovation Makeover
Self-Checkout Gets An Innovation Makeover
December 31, 2018  |  Commentary

Matt Redwood, head of self-service at Diebold Nixdorf, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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