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DLT, Moving Beyond The Testing Stage
DLT, Moving Beyond The Testing Stage
October 28, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Distributed ledger technology is still in its nascent stages. What will it take for financial institutions to embrace DLT more fully? Caitlin Long, president and...

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On-Demand Marketplaces’ New International Playbook
On-Demand Marketplaces’ New International Playbook
October 28, 2016  |  International

Barriers to entry stymie even the best on-demand marketplace's international expansion, Hyperwallet SVP Michael Ting told Karen Webster. Ting offers new insight on why these...

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Checking Out The Future Of Rent Payments
Checking Out The Future Of Rent Payments
October 28, 2016  |  Payment Methods

The check, it seems, is not in the mail. Today’s renters, particularly young ones, increasingly expect to pay landlords using modern payment methods. That means...

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Can Tenacious D In The IoT Age Possibly Thwart Fraud?
Can Tenacious D In The IoT Age Possibly Thwart Fraud?
October 28, 2016  |  Internet of Things

Last week’s global cyberattack on hundreds of thousands of smart devices set a ginormous spotlight on the vulnerability around IoT. And it has companies scrambling...

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Councilman, Labor Groups Help Pass Gig Employee Protections In NYC
Councilman, Labor Groups Help Pass Gig Employee Protections In NYC
October 28, 2016  |  Gig Economy

New York City Council Member Brad Lander took to the steps of City Hall on Thursday, accompanied by the Freelancers Union and gig economy workers,...

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Are Retailers Missing Out On ‘Supershoppers?’
Are Retailers Missing Out On ‘Supershoppers?’
October 27, 2016  |  Retail

Shoppers today just aren’t what they used to be. In fact, Google describes them as supershoppers — many of which utilize the power of their...

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Ahead Of Election, Cautious Holiday Shoppers?
Ahead Of Election, Cautious Holiday Shoppers?
October 27, 2016  |  Retail

Big data and analytics firm IRI said Wednesday (Oct. 26) that its third quarter IRI Consumer Connect findings showed that as many as two-thirds of U.S....

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eCommerce Eroding Traditional Retail Metrics
eCommerce Eroding Traditional Retail Metrics
October 27, 2016  |  Retail

Traditional retail metrics are no longer sustainable — or are rapidly becoming such — in a digital retail environment. That is the finding of HRC...

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