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Banks Leaving Treasurers To Manage Cash Themselves
Banks Leaving Treasurers To Manage Cash Themselves
September 29, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The corporate treasurer, especially for larger, multinational corporations, is now a strategic role within the enterprise. But the size and strength of corporate treasury departments...

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Fighting Fraud: A Marathon, Not A Sprint
Fighting Fraud: A Marathon, Not A Sprint
September 29, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Payments technology evolves, and so does fraud.  In the ongoing battle for speed, accuracy and safety, TNS’ Global Payments Strategy Head George Zirkel says it...

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Where Amazon Treads, Stocks Tremble
Where Amazon Treads, Stocks Tremble
September 29, 2016  |  Amazon

Beware the Amazon Effect, where competitors’ stocks slide on the merest hint that Amazon wants a piece of their pie. Unless you’re a short seller...

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Great Mobile Expectations
Great Mobile Expectations
September 29, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Retailers are bullish on the holiday shopping season thanks to consumer optimism, but a bigger factor affecting their end-of-year sales could be the great expectations...

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Mastercard Turns Up The API Volume
Mastercard Turns Up The API Volume
September 28, 2016  |  Mastercard

As the famous line from “Cabaret” goes, money makes make the world go round. Though much of the world has changed since Fred Ebb wrote...

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Why Simple (Innovation) Sells
Why Simple (Innovation) Sells
September 28, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

The pressure to come up with the next “big idea” can often overshadow the opportunity to deliver the best answer to the problem, says Rudolf...

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The Future Of Payments Transformation
The Future Of Payments Transformation
September 28, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

Legacy banking systems are, well, legacy systems. Robust, but notoriously inflexible and slow to change. That’s a problem for financial institutions looking to grow revenue...

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Braintree/PayPal’s Happy Three-Year Acqui-versary
Braintree/PayPal’s Happy Three-Year Acqui-versary
September 27, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Acquisitions tend to generate a lot of heat and headlines when first announced — usually accompanied by the perfunctory press releases about potential being unlocked and all...

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How Pokémon GO Became A Hacker’s Playground
How Pokémon GO Became A Hacker’s Playground
September 27, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Pokémon GO has literally become a total mobile game-changer. Consumers have flocked to the game in epic proportions and with a level of passion that’s...

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