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Even Fleet Saw Some Action From B2B FinTech Investors
Even Fleet Saw Some Action From B2B FinTech Investors
May 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

B2B FinTech startups across the U.S., U.K., Europe, Asia and the Middle East landed some more money in their pockets thanks to investors. Funding was...

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Turning Digital Meeting Places Into Digital Marketplaces Worldwide
Turning Digital Meeting Places Into Digital Marketplaces Worldwide
May 12, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

While shopping online is not much of an event for anyone anyplace on Earth at this point, Hyperwallet Managing Director for Asia-Pacific, Simon Banks, noted...

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Fresh EBT’s Social Safety Net Tech Upgrade
Fresh EBT’s Social Safety Net Tech Upgrade
May 12, 2017  |  Financial Inclusion

It’s a set of statistics that all of us have heard many times before: In the U.S., nearly half of the population doesn’t have $400...

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Au Bon Pain & The Devil In The Mobile Order-Ahead Details
Au Bon Pain & The Devil In The Mobile Order-Ahead Details
May 11, 2017  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Being a first mover isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Nearly half — 47 percent to be precise — of first movers fail. Friendster was...

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Why Millennials Love Subscriptions
Why Millennials Love Subscriptions
May 11, 2017  |  Vantiv

When it comes to buying subscriptions, there is something of a generation gap emerging — at least when it comes to products, according to the latest...

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Turning 15 Minutes Into Big Dollars At The Bar
Turning 15 Minutes Into Big Dollars At The Bar
May 11, 2017  |  QSR & Mobile

While an evening at a bar or a nightclub is always a fun time — until the next morning, that is — paying for the drinks consumed...

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Visa’s Vision For Digital Commerce Dashboards
Visa’s Vision For Digital Commerce Dashboards
May 10, 2017  |  VISA

The commerce life of a consumer is becoming more digital by the day, given the proliferation of mobile wallets, eCommerce destinations and the emerging plethora...

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Bringing Financing Down To Size
Bringing Financing Down To Size
May 10, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Merchants and consumers alike have a host of reasons to love financing. Consumers get to purchase more or better than their cash budgets might have...

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Using The Blockchain To Bring Banking To Everyone
Using The Blockchain To Bring Banking To Everyone
May 10, 2017  |  Ecosystems

Refugees are among the most unique groups of people for whom to enable mobile payments and other financial services. Clearly an acute need is there,...

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