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PSD2’s Elephant In The Room
PSD2’s Elephant In The Room
April 02, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

Open banking is here, but baby steps abound as financial firms grapple with PSD2’s fragmented landscape.  Token.io CEO Steve Kirsch tells PYMNTS that giving users...

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First Data Helps Merchants Boost Card-On-File Sales
First Data Helps Merchants Boost Card-On-File Sales
March 19, 2019  |  Digital Payments

First Data, a commerce-enabling technology and solutions company, announced Tuesday (March 19)  the launch of Authorization Optimization, a digital commerce tool that optimizes card-on-file transactions...

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Hackers Exploit Google Chromecast Bug
Hackers Exploit Google Chromecast Bug
January 03, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Despite being warned years ago about a bug in its Chromecast media streaming stick, Google has yet to fix it and hackers are still taking...

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Amazon, WeWork Halt Alexa For Business Pilot
Amazon, WeWork Halt Alexa For Business Pilot
November 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Amazon and WeWork have reportedly pressed pause on their partnership to introduce Alexa for Business into workspaces, reports in CNBC said this week. The two...

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PODCAST: Why Merchants Should Go ‘Auth Shopping’
PODCAST: Why Merchants Should Go ‘Auth Shopping’
November 12, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Decline rates are on the rise, reaching 30 percent of CNP transactions, depending on where one looks. Bruce Parker, CEO of ModoPayments, said that’s a...

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In UK, Name Checks To Accompany Bank Payments
In UK, Name Checks To Accompany Bank Payments
October 19, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

With an eye on fraud prevention, banks in the United Kingdom are slated to debut name checks to accompany bank transfers. The directive comes from...

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eBay, Amazon And eTail’s Royal Rumble
eBay, Amazon And eTail’s Royal Rumble
October 19, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

To steal a phrase from the movie Network, eBay is mad as hell, and is not going to take it anymore. The target of eBay’s ire...

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Taking On Card Declines With Interoperability
Taking On Card Declines With Interoperability
October 16, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

Merchants are facing a sizable number of card declines, which are stubbornly averaging at around 15 percent. That challenge is not lost on FinTech startups....

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