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Today In Data: Healthier Systems, Healthier People
Today In Data: Healthier Systems, Healthier People
August 02, 2018  |  Today In Data

Healthcare is a massive market in the United States – the insurance industry alone is valued in the trillions of dollars. And yet, as Collective Health Co-founder and...

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Walmart Files Patent For Blockchain Payment System
Walmart Files Patent For Blockchain Payment System
April 20, 2018  |  Blockchain

To store payment data, Walmart may be looking to the blockchain. The retailer drafted two patent applications that reference a platform powered by blockchain technology for...

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Rethinking Conventional Wisdom
Rethinking Conventional Wisdom
April 17, 2018  |  Today In Data

All tech platforms are the same. Banks aren’t serious enough about digital. Tokens are a new idea. There are lots of commonly held assumptions in...

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Government Orgs Are 30 Percent Of Data Theft Victims
Government Orgs Are 30 Percent Of Data Theft Victims
April 10, 2018  |  B2B Payments

High-profile and damaging payment data hacks in the U.S. are leading employers to limit their workers’ access to sensitive data, according to a new report...

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In Latest Hacking News, Best Buy Breached?
In Latest Hacking News, Best Buy Breached?
April 06, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Hacking 24/7 when it comes to [24]7.ai? Seems that way. In a week that saw possible data breaches at Delta, Kmart and Sears, Best Buy...

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Fighting Off Unforced Errors
Fighting Off Unforced Errors
March 28, 2018  |  Today In Data

Yogi Berra, explaining a loss, once told reporters the problem was, “We made too many wrong mistakes.” We’d laugh, but in payments and commerce, there...

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PayPal Launches Braintree Extend
PayPal Launches Braintree Extend
March 27, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

The definition of the word “extend” means to stretch out or lengthen one’s reach. It turned out to be the perfect word to describe Braintree’s...

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Parking, Platforms And Pigskin — Today In PYMNTS Data
Parking, Platforms And Pigskin — Today In PYMNTS Data
March 16, 2018  |  Today In Data

Making life simpler for consumers is usually the task of companies that have to build the technology that enables that simplicity. Challenges aside, the technological...

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FinServ At The Intersection Of ‘Expertise, Functionality And Experience’
FinServ At The Intersection Of ‘Expertise, Functionality And Experience’
February 22, 2017  |  B2B Payments

For Fiserv, a focus on financial services innovation means a focus on the end-user experience. As a company that works primarily with other financial institutions...

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