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BPOC: Big Payments On Campus
BPOC: Big Payments On Campus
February 13, 2017  |  Unattended Retail

No more cheese and crackers, years old, dropping from vending machines to fuel all night cramming in the dorm room. Today’s student is health-conscious, and...

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Data Dive: FedEx Competes, BoA Automates And Hackers Hack … Everyone, Including Each Other
Data Dive: FedEx Competes, BoA Automates And Hackers Hack … Everyone, Including Each Other
February 13, 2017  |  Data Dive

Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, meaning the prepared have already made their dinner reservations and the unprepared will be making a rather frantic stop at a...

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Retail’s Six-Week Turnaround Plan
Retail’s Six-Week Turnaround Plan
February 10, 2017  |  Retail

It’s not easy being a traditional department store these days. Consumers walk in as if they own the place – if they walk in at...

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Bringing Dollars And Cents To La La Land
Bringing Dollars And Cents To La La Land
February 10, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

Residuals can keep actors and directors rolling in dough or at least lots and lots of very small checks. It’s an inefficient system and one...

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Luxury Health Care Sizzles, Dodd-Frank Fizzles And Amazon Notches A New Vertical Win
Luxury Health Care Sizzles, Dodd-Frank Fizzles And Amazon Notches A New Vertical Win
February 10, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

At what point does a brand become sticky — so sticky that it transcends its own ecosystem or website and becomes portable? Pay with Amazon...

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Building A Healthy eCommerce Business In Brazil
Building A Healthy eCommerce Business In Brazil
February 10, 2017  |  Business

From political strife to the Olympics snafu, Brazil’s last decade has been a rollercoaster ride. But there could be hope on the way, with recent...

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Apple’s In-Store Story, Android Pay Goes Wearable And Samsung Open For Business In Thailand
Apple’s In-Store Story, Android Pay Goes Wearable And Samsung Open For Business In Thailand
February 09, 2017  |  Mobile

As mobile payments continue their race into the mainstream, land grab expansion seems to have become the name of the game. Summed up in a...

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Forter: Fighting Fraud Without Killing Conversions
Forter: Fighting Fraud Without Killing Conversions
February 09, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

While there are many negative things to be said about online fraudsters — starting with the fact that they’ve made their lives’ work stealing from...

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