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For Amex Earnings, The C’s Have It
For Amex Earnings, The C’s Have It
July 21, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Amex’s continued cost cutting, growth in card billings and promise on the commercial side of the house seemed enough to keep the Ghosts of Costco...

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Is AR Ready For A Digital Revolution?
Is AR Ready For A Digital Revolution?
July 21, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

Much like Netflix’s decision to embrace technology and introduce digital offerings — a move that revamped the company’s stronghold in the world of content streaming...

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Do China’s Wealthy Have The Upper Hand?
Do China’s Wealthy Have The Upper Hand?
July 21, 2016  |  Global Citizen

A recent report by The Economist reveals that many Chinese citizens largely believe the super wealthy have a distinct advantage over everyone else. This, in...

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Rio 2016 To Highlight Major X-Border Procurement Risks
Rio 2016 To Highlight Major X-Border Procurement Risks
July 20, 2016  |  B2B Payments

We’re a few weeks away from the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympic games, to be held, this time, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....

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Intel Knows A House Full Of IoT Doesn’t Make A Smart Home
Intel Knows A House Full Of IoT Doesn’t Make A Smart Home
July 20, 2016  |  Internet of Things

Despite the ever-increasing number of connected thermostats, Wi-Fi lightbulbs and Internet-ready refrigerators that are making their way into consumers’ houses, webbing all of these gadgets together...

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When Cross-Border Payment Pain Leaves Both Sides Hurting
When Cross-Border Payment Pain Leaves Both Sides Hurting
July 20, 2016  |  Cross Border Commerce

There’s a global phenomenon afoot that takes the notion of cross-border payments to a new level – the high value-low frequency transactions made by a...

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First Data’s ‘Game-Changing’ mPOS Play
First Data’s ‘Game-Changing’ mPOS Play
July 20, 2016  |  POS Innovation

When First Data quietly announced its purchase of Clover in 2013, the move was widely covered as a competitive answer to Square (and its many...

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In Payments, Change Is The Only Constant
In Payments, Change Is The Only Constant
July 20, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Ovum’s “2016 Global Payments Insight Survey: Merchants and Retailers: Changing the Merchant Experience,” released in conjunction with ACI Worldwide, shows that the payments landscape is...

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AP Automation At Pathetically Low Levels
AP Automation At Pathetically Low Levels
July 19, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small business owners’ ears have been talked off by champions of business process automation. Saving money, saving time, reducing errors — it’s a no-brainer, so...

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