Editor’s Picks

Sizzle Fizzle: Lyft’s Liftoff Sizzles
Sizzle Fizzle: Lyft’s Liftoff Sizzles
March 29, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

IPOs are everywhere, it seems, but Lyft may be a special case. Yes, Levi Strauss was a star earlier in the month, with a debut...

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Why ‘Play Ball!’ Means So Much For Payments
Why ‘Play Ball!’ Means So Much For Payments
March 29, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Another baseball season has started, much to the delight of many consumers, including those insufferable and pretentious fans who consider football something that happens between...

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The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: March Madness Edition
The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: March Madness Edition
March 29, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

As this goes to press (so to speak), the annual NCAA March Madness tournament is rounding off the Sweet-16 round. There’s been plenty to watch...

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How Ship Wants To Make Digital Dating A Group Activity
How Ship Wants To Make Digital Dating A Group Activity
March 29, 2019  |  Retail

Dating, but for a limited number of very progressive people, is generally not considered a team sport. It’s pretty much always a doubles match. This...

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Apple Pay’s Broadway Debut
Apple Pay’s Broadway Debut
March 29, 2019  |  Retail

Ticketing platforms for Broadway shows and other theatrical productions have long sought to reduce friction at checkout for their customers. TodayTix, for instance, launched in...

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Robocalls Go Unpunished, Exposing Regulatory Gaps
Robocalls Go Unpunished, Exposing Regulatory Gaps
March 29, 2019  |  Legal

For foes of robocalls, there came a bit of poetic justice in recent weeks, courtesy of John Oliver, host of the weekly HBO comedy-news program...

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POS Financing Makes Its Way Into B2B eCommerce
POS Financing Makes Its Way Into B2B eCommerce
March 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Point-of-sale financing is quickly becoming an attractive feature for consumers shopping online and in-store. Retail giants like Walmart are working with FinTechs to extend POS financing...

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Alabama Debuts Smart Utility Payments Program
Alabama Debuts Smart Utility Payments Program
March 28, 2019  |  Ecosystems

It started, arguably, with mass transit, though with many bumps along the way, as the problems are slowly being solved while still bedeviling many cities....

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Wells Fargo And Mastercard On Blockchain: Oversold?
Wells Fargo And Mastercard On Blockchain: Oversold?
March 28, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Along any avenue of technology, there is hope … and there is hype … and then there is reality. Blockchain has long been in the...

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