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Do China’s Wealthy Have The Upper Hand?
Do China’s Wealthy Have The Upper Hand?
July 21, 2016  |  Global Citizen

A recent report by The Economist reveals that many Chinese citizens largely believe the super wealthy have a distinct advantage over everyone else. This, in...

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When Cross-Border Payment Pain Leaves Both Sides Hurting
When Cross-Border Payment Pain Leaves Both Sides Hurting
July 20, 2016  |  Cross Border Commerce

There’s a global phenomenon afoot that takes the notion of cross-border payments to a new level – the high value-low frequency transactions made by a...

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First Data’s ‘Game-Changing’ mPOS Play
First Data’s ‘Game-Changing’ mPOS Play
July 20, 2016  |  POS Innovation

When First Data quietly announced its purchase of Clover in 2013, the move was widely covered as a competitive answer to Square (and its many...

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In Payments, Change Is The Only Constant
In Payments, Change Is The Only Constant
July 20, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Ovum’s “2016 Global Payments Insight Survey: Merchants and Retailers: Changing the Merchant Experience,” released in conjunction with ACI Worldwide, shows that the payments landscape is...

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Shipshape Debit Card Usage
Shipshape Debit Card Usage
July 19, 2016  |  Payment Methods

How to boost debut card usage among members of the Navy Federal Credit Union? Instant Issuance of debit cards, on the spot, with EMV capability.

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Can SoFi Be New School And Old Fashioned At The Same Time?
Can SoFi Be New School And Old Fashioned At The Same Time?
July 19, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

While the vast and various online lenders all offer unique variations on value propositions – if one were to try to unite them all under...

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The Taming Of The Slew (Of Data, That Is)
The Taming Of The Slew (Of Data, That Is)
July 18, 2016  |  Report

Data is unstructured gold. For retailers, the key is to be agile enough — in a constant dialogue between marketing and IT departments — to...

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Fast Fashion Is Failing – Now What?
Fast Fashion Is Failing – Now What?
July 17, 2016  |  Retail

On face, the fast fashion concept is backed by two such fundamentally good ideas that it seemed only natural that it would it would become...

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Prepaid’s Summer Of Uncertainty
Prepaid’s Summer Of Uncertainty
July 15, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

It’s as quiet as a hot summer night, as the prepaid industry awaits the final ruling from the CFPB. Rules that were promised last year,...

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