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Finding Payments Innovation In All The Right Places
Finding Payments Innovation In All The Right Places
November 18, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

While customers and merchants can offer a wealth of insight when it comes to payments innovation, the buck doesn’t stop there. In the latest installment...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: Banks Stocks Sizzle, Tech Stocks Fizzle and Target Straddles The Line
Sizzle/Fizzle: Banks Stocks Sizzle, Tech Stocks Fizzle and Target Straddles The Line
November 18, 2016  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

So, what hit and missed this week? We have the weekly rundown here… Sizzle Bank Stocks: Well, here’s a new sizzle. At this writing, banks...

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PayPal And Everything About Cross-Border Commerce You Were Afraid To Ask
PayPal And Everything About Cross-Border Commerce You Were Afraid To Ask
November 17, 2016  |  Cross Border Commerce

For merchants in the U.S. and around the world winding up for the holiday season — and getting ready to put a pin in 2016...

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Helping Emerging Markets Land The Leapfrog Opportunity
Helping Emerging Markets Land The Leapfrog Opportunity
November 17, 2016  |  International

In many emerging markets, taking the conventional approach to payments just isn’t an option. Advancing technologies and nontraditional payment infrastructures are enabling these ecosystems to...

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Christmas Come Early Edition: Apple Is Giving, Samsung Is Sharing And Android Is Spreading Tidings Of Good Cheer (Plus One Grinch)
Christmas Come Early Edition: Apple Is Giving, Samsung Is Sharing And Android Is Spreading Tidings...
November 17, 2016  |  Mobile

It’s fair to say that finally there’s a consensus — mobile payments in-store has not lived up to its hype. Plastic still reigns as the...

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NACHA And The October (Faster Payments) Surprise
NACHA And The October (Faster Payments) Surprise
November 16, 2016  |  Faster Payments

If you build it, they will come. And pay the very same day. NACHA, the payments association behind the ACH network, said Tuesday that 3.8...

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The Property Manager’s Worst Enemy
The Property Manager’s Worst Enemy
November 16, 2016  |  Matchmakers

Property managers may have finally met their match — maker. Sean Heiney, founder and CEO of Rentr.com, tells Karen Webster and David Evans in this...

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Prepaid Cards, Beyond The Gifting
Prepaid Cards, Beyond The Gifting
November 15, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Prepaid cards have use cases outside mere convenience of holiday shopping. In fact, they complement but do not replace cash. Scott Salmon, general manager of i2c,...

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