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Got Gigs?
Got Gigs?
October 24, 2016  |  Gig Economy

The gig economy – employees working in short term, ad hoc positions and the companies employing them – is BOOMING. According to the inaugural PYMNTS...

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Is The Online Customer Always Right?
Is The Online Customer Always Right?
October 24, 2016  |  Checkout Conversion

When it comes to payment options, online merchants would do well to heed the old adage. These days, consumers prefer to pay the way they...

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Fighting Friction In The On-Demand Economy
Fighting Friction In The On-Demand Economy
October 21, 2016  |  Payment Methods

In the onboarding process, friction is no fiction. To deliver a great digital marketplace experience, the process of getting people into the system — and...

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American Express And Developers Sizzle; Apple Pay And Paper Checks Feel The Fizzle
American Express And Developers Sizzle; Apple Pay And Paper Checks Feel The Fizzle
October 21, 2016  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

American Express has spent its fair share of time on the fizzle side of the column. Since the dissolution of its long-term relationship with Costco nearly a year ago, American...

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Sometimes It Takes A Bagel
Sometimes It Takes A Bagel
October 21, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

The inspiration for payments innovation can sometimes come from unlikely places — like investing in bagels only to have an anti-carb diet craze take the...

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Financial Inclusion Via Digital Identity
Financial Inclusion Via Digital Identity
October 20, 2016  |  Financial Inclusion

Better addressing the unbanked and underbanked has the potential to change the fortunes of financial firms — if only they are allowed into the banking...

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Why Retailers Should Look For More From Their Vendors
Why Retailers Should Look For More From Their Vendors
October 19, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

There’s no question that retailers have a lot on their plates, but security and fraud have quickly become top of mind. Do retailers have the...

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