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Marriott Breach: Why The Worst May Be Yet To Come

Marriott Breach: Why The Worst May Be Yet To Come
Marriott Breach: Why The Worst May Be Yet To Come
December 04, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

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EPC Chair On SEPA’s Instant Credit Transfer, One Year In
EPC Chair On SEPA’s Instant Credit Transfer, One Year In
December 03, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Last year, the European Payments Council (EPC) debuted the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme, where credit transfers are done in 10 seconds — or less...

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How Authentication Tech Is Stamping Out Illegal eCig Purchases
How Authentication Tech Is Stamping Out Illegal eCig Purchases
December 03, 2018  |  Authentication

Water always finds the lowest point — that’s a fact of life. So, too, is this: Underaged consumers will always try, and often find ways...

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From Friend’s Grandpa To Hip Elder Brother: Banks As Consumer Trust Anchors
From Friend’s Grandpa To Hip Elder Brother: Banks As Consumer Trust Anchors
December 03, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Almost five years ago (on Dec. 19, 2013), Target was breached. Roughly 40 million consumer credit cards were hacked, and the public outcry of shock...

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WePay On The Art Of Payments Risk Management
WePay On The Art Of Payments Risk Management
November 30, 2018  |  Risk Management

Understanding risk, particularly its sources and how to most effectively manage it, is one of the most fundamentally important topics in payments for those who...

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Why Consumers Prefer Apps At Gas Stations
Why Consumers Prefer Apps At Gas Stations
November 30, 2018  |  Gas Station Retail

Hook convenience store (c-store) customers on a user-friendly mobile experience for fuel purchases, and the benefits will accumulate. That’s one of the main findings from...

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New Black Friday Data: Shoppers Spent Big (Or Stayed Home)
New Black Friday Data: Shoppers Spent Big (Or Stayed Home)
November 30, 2018  |  Retail

The dust has settled from Black Friday, from the door-busting deals and bursting inboxes of coupons to the parking lots full of cars. The numbers...

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Ingo Money CEO: Why Instant Payments Are Gig Work’s DNA
Ingo Money CEO: Why Instant Payments Are Gig Work’s DNA
November 29, 2018  |  Gig Economy

The gig economy has been getting no shortage of attention. In the last few years, a nearly uncountable number of articles and editorials have been...

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Is AI The New Debt Collector?
Is AI The New Debt Collector?
November 29, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

 It's said an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and the maxim can be applied to debt recovery efforts that average a...

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