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Gift Cards A Taxing Problem? Not Necessarily Says Tango Card CCO
Gift Cards A Taxing Problem? Not Necessarily Says Tango Card CCO
January 20, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

There’s an old saying that goes, “no good deed goes unpunished.” And when it comes to rewarding employees with a holiday or other work anniversary...

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Mastercard Says Odds Favor Instant Payments For Online Gamers And Gamblers
Mastercard Says Odds Favor Instant Payments For Online Gamers And Gamblers
January 20, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Make no mistake. While they are a unique sub-segment of global consumers, digital gamers and gamblers are just like every other denizen of the internet:...

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Always Be Closing: Digital Infrastructure Company Drags Real Estate Out Of Analog
Always Be Closing: Digital Infrastructure Company Drags Real Estate Out Of Analog
January 20, 2021  |  Real Estate

Buying a house is so 1980s. And that’s a problem. Even though legal real estate transactions have been happening for centuries, the basic process itself...

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Pandemic Wake-Up Call Drives Integrated B2B Platforms
Pandemic Wake-Up Call Drives Integrated B2B Platforms
January 20, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Corporate finance teams were not simply tasked with finding ways to continue operations in a remote work environment as a result of the coronavirus crisis....

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New PYMNTS Provider Ranking: The Doctor Is In-App
New PYMNTS Provider Ranking: The Doctor Is In-App
January 19, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

The doctor is in. Your phone, that is. Telemedicine is all the rage as the deadly novel coronavirus continues making routine doctors’ office visits seem...

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eBay May Be Prepping Korean Subsidiary For Sale
eBay May Be Prepping Korean Subsidiary For Sale
January 19, 2021  |  eCommerce

eBay might be selling its South Korea marketplace, eBay Korea, in another step in the reorganization already dividing up the U.S. eCommerce market, Bloomberg reported....

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Goldman CEO Says SPAC Explosion ‘Unsustainable’
Goldman CEO Says SPAC Explosion ‘Unsustainable’
January 19, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said he doesn’t think the current special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) boom is sustainable, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Companies...

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Sensory’s VoiceHub Will Boost Accessibility For Voice Assistants
Sensory’s VoiceHub Will Boost Accessibility For Voice Assistants
January 19, 2021  |  Voice Activation

Sensory has released VoiceHub, an online portal for developers to create voice control command sets for prototyping, and the platform will allow users to add...

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EU Preps For Vaccine Passport Framework
EU Preps For Vaccine Passport Framework
January 19, 2021  |  Europe

The European Commission said in a report that it is working on a plan to speed up vaccinations and testing to help end the pandemic...

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