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Top News In Payments: Mastercard Grows Track Platform; Affirm Aims For $1.5B In Funding

Top News In Payments: Mastercard Grows Track Platform; Affirm Aims For $1.5B In Funding
Top News In Payments: Mastercard Grows Track Platform; Affirm Aims For $1.5B In Funding
September 13, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Mastercard is modernizing its business-to-business (B2B) payment ecosystem. Also, Affirm is reportedly seeking to raise around $1.5 billion in...

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Factors Driving Consumer Demand For Banking App Controls
Factors Driving Consumer Demand For Banking App Controls
September 13, 2019  |  Authentication

Rampant data breaches have left consumers on edge about digital fraud. They are not only anxious that their personally identifiable information may be compromised, but...

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Cracking Loan Fraud’s ‘Blind Eye’ Problem
Cracking Loan Fraud’s ‘Blind Eye’ Problem
September 13, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

Pretty much every consumer knows the pain of filling out applications for automotive loans, mortgages and other types of borrowing, of having to produce pay...

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How To AI: Cognitive Sourcing Meets The Supply Chain
How To AI: Cognitive Sourcing Meets The Supply Chain
September 13, 2019  |  Mobile Commerce

On a perfect day, when everything goes exactly to plan, managing a supply chain is no easy task — particularly when procurement processes have to...

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Ford Drops Vehicle Subscriptions, As The Space Accelerates
Ford Drops Vehicle Subscriptions, As The Space Accelerates
September 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The whole culture of driving is changing – no doubt more quickly than many could have imagined. Further proof of that comes from Ford, and...

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Neutralizing The Clash Of The B2B Buyer And Supplier Titans
Neutralizing The Clash Of The B2B Buyer And Supplier Titans
September 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

How to avoid the friction that comes when buyers want to pay as late as possible, and suppliers want to get paid right now?  Brandon...

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As The Wind Blows, The Shift From Paper To P2P Payments Builds
As The Wind Blows, The Shift From Paper To P2P Payments Builds
September 12, 2019  |  Digital Payments

The frustration is a common one, and a form of friction very well-known to the PYMNTS New Orleans Bureau, in fact: having to send a...

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Inside The Race For Flying-Taxi Liftoff
Inside The Race For Flying-Taxi Liftoff
September 12, 2019  |  Innovation

This might still sound like science fiction to many people, but the race for flying-taxi dominance is on and is gaining fresh fuel as the...

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What’s Next For California’s Gig Economy After AB 5
What’s Next For California’s Gig Economy After AB 5
September 11, 2019  |  Regulation

About a year-and-a-half after a state Supreme Court decision that brought the issue to the forefront of legislators’ attention, the California Senate voted to approve Assembly Bill...

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