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Samsung Pay At The Table
Samsung Pay At The Table
August 16, 2016  |  Retail

The number of “Pays” in the market are multiplying. Which, in and of itself, is part of the challenge of being any one of the...

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What John Oliver Got Right – And Wrong – About Subprime Autolending
What John Oliver Got Right – And Wrong – About Subprime Autolending
August 16, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

The concept of sub-prime borrowing is a bit tricky. In general, the term  “sub-prime” refers to borrowers with lower than average FICO scores and less...

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Why It No Longer “Plays In Peoria”
Why It No Longer “Plays In Peoria”
August 15, 2016  |  Retail

“Will it play in Peoria?” It’s one of retail’s older questions – now gone general use such that it gets asked anytime almost any product...

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Hackers, Installment Loans And Apple Hopes For The Gold
Hackers, Installment Loans And Apple Hopes For The Gold
August 15, 2016  |  News

Most Americans can tell you one thing they learned in the last week. They should have made different choices, trained hard and gone for the...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Restaurants Rule, FireEye Flounders And Lending Club Is Back On The List
Sizzle Or Fizzle: Restaurants Rule, FireEye Flounders And Lending Club Is Back On The List
August 12, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

The Olympic athletes are undoubtedly the biggest Sizzle of all this week, and Team USA has given new meaning to the word. The focus and...

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The Netherlands’ Small (But Mighty) FinTech Scene
The Netherlands’ Small (But Mighty) FinTech Scene
August 12, 2016  |  International

Though Brexit has left everyone looking for the “next best” European startup capital, the Netherlands, while a strong contender, may be destined for greater things....

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SMB Payments Technology Check List In Six Easy S’s
SMB Payments Technology Check List In Six Easy S’s
August 11, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

It’s not as though SMBs don’t want to – or even need to be convinced that they should — embrace new payments technology. But the...

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