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Radius Bank: Virtual Debit, Mobile Tools Help Banks Fight Debit Fraud
Radius Bank: Virtual Debit, Mobile Tools Help Banks Fight Debit Fraud
January 19, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

A new year has begun, but the pandemic continues to throw financial and operational curveballs at banks, businesses and their consumers regarding how they conduct...

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Helping Brands: D2C Brands Tap New Business Models To Shorten ‘Time To Commerce’
Helping Brands: D2C Brands Tap New Business Models To Shorten ‘Time To Commerce’
January 19, 2021  |  eCommerce

The digital shift has expanded access to new markets for brands and added new problems as well. Olivier Schott, co-founder of Scalefast, told PYMNTS that...

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Location Detection: Building The Bank Business Case For Better Geolocation Data
Location Detection: Building The Bank Business Case For Better Geolocation Data
January 19, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

In financial services, in the eternal war to keep customers (and themselves) safe from online fraudsters, banks may lift a mantra from the real estate...

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Virtualized B2B Payments: Poised To Kill The Paper Check — And The Plastic Card
Virtualized B2B Payments: Poised To Kill The Paper Check — And The Plastic Card
January 19, 2021  |  B2B Payments

For B2B payments, the pandemic may be the final nail in the coffin of the paper check — and the plastic commercial card, too. To...

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Diagnosis AI: Data-Centric Approach Creates the ‘Internet of Healthcare’
Diagnosis AI: Data-Centric Approach Creates the ‘Internet of Healthcare’
January 19, 2021  |  Healthcare

The connected economy has tremendous untapped potential in the healthcare industry. A case in point can be seen in one of the key pain points...

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Texas Man Charged In $5 Million PPP Loan Fraud Case
Texas Man Charged In $5 Million PPP Loan Fraud Case
January 19, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A Texas resident, 32-year-old Samuel Yates, was charged with allegedly trying to file fraudulent bank applications for over $5 million in loans related to COVID-19...

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UK To Require Companies To Pay Small Businesses In 30 Days
UK To Require Companies To Pay Small Businesses In 30 Days
January 18, 2021  |  SMBs

The U.K. government is looking to crack down on companies that take too long to pay suppliers, according to a report from the Financial Times...

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Plaid To Focus On Growing European Market
Plaid To Focus On Growing European Market
January 18, 2021  |  Startups

FinTech startup Plaid is looking at doubling its size in Europe, Bloomberg reported. The focus for the San Francisco-based company is now on broadening its...

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Bitcoin Daily: Hack Shuts Down Crypto Exchange Livecoin; Former Canadian Prime Minister Says Bitcoin May Be Reserve Currency In Future
Bitcoin Daily: Hack Shuts Down Crypto Exchange Livecoin; Former Canadian Prime Minister Says Bitcoin May...
January 18, 2021  |  Bitcoin

After announcing that it was hit by a cyberattack in December, Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin announced in a note that it is shutting its business and...

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