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Data As A Prescription For FIs And Healthy Healthcare Collections
Today In Data // February 15, 2019

Data is everywhere, and ripe for the mining. It can help financial firms offer better services and can help healthcare providers set up payment plans tailored to individual clients’ needs – and make sure revenue is not left on the table. But data can only...

Great Expectations (And Demand) For Gig Workers And Digital Services Gone Global
Today In Data // February 14, 2019

The idea of “on demand” is firmly entrenched in the consumer mindset – increasingly so, as services are ever more digital, and rendered on a global scale. The opportunity is there for banks, retailers and media companies, among others, to tap new markets and consumers’...

Dynamic Friction, Keeping Consumers Safe Amid Contextual Commerce
Today In Data // February 13, 2019

Contextual commerce is everywhere, and much desired by consumers (just check out some of the latest stats from the Digital Consumer Report). But merchants need to keep an eye on fraud, even as they endeavor to keep the (digital) wheels of commerce humming. Fighting fraud...

Digital Payments, Connected Commerce And The Need For Speed
Today In Data // February 12, 2019

For consumers, and increasingly for businesses, speed is coveted when it comes to payments. That’s especially true as transactions are done in bits and bytes – increasingly so – and at all hours of the day. Any number of “faster” rails are coming online through...

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Snapcart Raises Additional Funds To Provide Offline Commerce Data In Southeast Asia

March 28, 2017
Snapcart, a startup helping to provide data regarding offline commerce in Southeast Asia, has raised $3 million in pre-Series A funding. According to TechCrunch, the company raised $1.7 million in early 2016, and this new funding should push it towards a Series A round before the end of this year. Snapcart gathers shopper and purchase data by giving […]