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Levchin: Why The Affirm-Walmart Partnership Is More Than POS Credit

Levchin: Why The Affirm-Walmart Partnership Is More Than POS Credit
Levchin: Why The Affirm-Walmart Partnership Is More Than POS Credit
March 04, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

As we learned last week, purchase financing for Walmart customers is changing. In fact, the change has already begun and will continue to roll out over...

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Marketplaces: The Difference Between Fail And Scale
Marketplaces: The Difference Between Fail And Scale
March 04, 2019  |  eCommerce

Shopping on a traditional, narrowly focused eCommerce site is one thing. Consumers are dealing with a single merchant, and the working assumption is that the...

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How Voice Is Turbocharging The Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem
How Voice Is Turbocharging The Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem
March 04, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Allow us at PYMNTS to take a brief step back and admire the landscape — in this case, the growing, though still young, connected vehicle...

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Western Union CEO: Speedpay Sale Speeds Way To X-Border Payments Growth
Western Union CEO: Speedpay Sale Speeds Way To X-Border Payments Growth
March 01, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The year 2019 is already shaping up as a big year for deal-making in financial services and payments. Western Union, of course, just sold Speedpay,...

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When Synthetic IDs Are As Good As The Real Thing
When Synthetic IDs Are As Good As The Real Thing
March 01, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

It’s no secret that digital criminals are becoming more sophisticated. So are the fraud defenses deployed by merchants, payment service providers and financial institutions. But...

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Why Retailers Are Crowdsourcing Delivery
Why Retailers Are Crowdsourcing Delivery
March 01, 2019  |  Delivery

Imagine getting paid to go home. (Really, take a moment and do so. Feels nice, right?) Now, imagine not only getting paid to go home,...

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Citi: Pre-Validation Can Speed Cross-Border Payments
Citi: Pre-Validation Can Speed Cross-Border Payments
February 28, 2019  |  API

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All The World’s A Stage For (Prudent) FX Risk Management
All The World’s A Stage For (Prudent) FX Risk Management
February 28, 2019  |  Risk Management

Risk has rewards in all parts of life, but especially in business, where shrewd risk-taking and planning accrues to the bottom line. Get the Full...

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Square: 51 Pct Of GPV Comes From Larger Sellers
Square: 51 Pct Of GPV Comes From Larger Sellers
February 28, 2019  |  Earnings

Square's Q4 results showed gross payment volume (GPV) up 28 percent year on year, driven by larger sellers representing more than half of the mix....

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