This Week in Payments: Amazon’s Growth Slows, Competing Platforms Give Sellers More Options and the Metaverse Continues to Seek Applications
This Week in Payments: Amazon’s Growth Slows, Competing Platforms Give Sellers More Options and the...
February 04, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

With Amazon reporting its earnings this week, there was much news about eCommerce, competing platforms and the challenges around supply chain, inventory and fulfillment. Get...

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Ford Looks to Connected Services, eCommerce to Build ‘Always-on’ Relationships With Drivers
Ford Looks to Connected Services, eCommerce to Build ‘Always-on’ Relationships With Drivers
February 04, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Ford has formed a single organization that has authority over the automaker’s in-car digital experiences, interfaces, screens and controls, and it is using its hubs...

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For Main Street Businesses, Innovation and Optimism Mark a ‘Return to Normal’
For Main Street Businesses, Innovation and Optimism Mark a ‘Return to Normal’
February 04, 2022  |  SMBs

The pandemic brings us into 2022 with a sense of optimism. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Automating Workflows Takes the ‘Crazy’ Out of Accounts-Payable Processes
Automating Workflows Takes the ‘Crazy’ Out of Accounts-Payable Processes
February 04, 2022  |  Accounts Payable

As companies change how they deploy capital, accounts payable (AP) processes have become more complicated. When they decided it was more efficient to put spending...

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Neobank Fills Primary Account Need for EU’s ‘Credit Invisibles’
Neobank Fills Primary Account Need for EU’s ‘Credit Invisibles’
February 03, 2022  |  Gig Economy

For a very large population of customers in the United Kingdom who are ‘credit invisible’ — meaning they have little or no credit history with...

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Merging Physical Data With Digital Identity Offers More Realistic View of Consumers, Businesses
Merging Physical Data With Digital Identity Offers More Realistic View of Consumers, Businesses
February 03, 2022  |  Identity

A year ago, with the pandemic in full swing and many stores and businesses shuttered or operating under restrictions, digital commerce was pretty much the...

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JPMorgan Sees 2022 As Year of Connectivity, Predicts Rise of ‘Anything as a Service’
JPMorgan Sees 2022 As Year of Connectivity, Predicts Rise of ‘Anything as a Service’
February 03, 2022  |  Connected Economy

It’s natural to think that there’s a clear demarcation point dividing what went before and what comes next as a new year dawns. Get the...

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Platforms Bring New Brands, Better Retail Economics to Main Street
Platforms Bring New Brands, Better Retail Economics to Main Street
February 03, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Walk down America’s premier shopping boulevards and you’ll likely notice a lot of empty storefronts. The pandemic shut down a lot of those, but opening...

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Latin America’s Digital Payments Transformation Passes the ‘Grandma Test’
Latin America’s Digital Payments Transformation Passes the ‘Grandma Test’
February 02, 2022  |  Payment Methods

To get a sense of the inroads digital payments have made in Latin America, Aron Schwarzkopf, CEO of Kushki, told Karen Webster: Just use the...

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