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Is The Online Customer Always Right?
Is The Online Customer Always Right?
October 24, 2016  |  Checkout Conversion

When it comes to payment options, online merchants would do well to heed the old adage. These days, consumers prefer to pay the way they...

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BioConnect Augments Voice Recognition Capabilities
BioConnect Augments Voice Recognition Capabilities
October 24, 2016  |  B2B Payments

FinTech players are beginning to develop and integrate biometric authentication technologies into digital banking and finance platforms. And while the tool is seen as a...

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Visa’s Massive Bet On B2B Blockchain Payments
Visa’s Massive Bet On B2B Blockchain Payments
October 24, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The FinTech space is oversaturated with talk of blockchain technology. Today, industry players seem to agree that innovators are slowly moving from conceptualization towards testing...

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What the Uber Driver Revolt Means for Payments
What the Uber Driver Revolt Means for Payments
October 24, 2016  |  Matchmakers

There’s a pretty alarming epidemic that’s now afflicting many of the matchmakers lucky enough to solve matchmaker’s biggest problem: ignition and scale. Karen Webster says...

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Visa Announces New B2B Payments Using Blockchain
Visa Announces New B2B Payments Using Blockchain
October 21, 2016  |  Blockchain

Visa has announced it is piloting a new B2B payment platform using blockchain technology. Visa is working in partnership with Chain, and the new Visa...

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The Countdown To Alibaba’s Singles’ Day Begins
The Countdown To Alibaba’s Singles’ Day Begins
October 21, 2016  |  Retail

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba officially kicked off the countdown to its annual one-day shopping bonanza, Singles’ Day. The company promised that this year’s event, held...

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Levi Goes ‘Soft And Stretchy’ In A Rigid Retail Market
Levi Goes ‘Soft And Stretchy’ In A Rigid Retail Market
October 21, 2016  |  Retail

It’s rough out there on the retailer high seas. “Challenging” is the word used by Sears CEO Edward Lampert and Levi Strauss to describe the...

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China Surpasses The US In iOS App Store Revenue
China Surpasses The US In iOS App Store Revenue
October 21, 2016  |  Mobile Applications

The U.S. is no longer the leader in iOS app store revenue. China shows $1.7 billion in revenues for Q3, beating the U.S. by 15...

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