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New Facial Recognition Tech Catches Traveler Imposter at U.S. Airport

New Facial Recognition Tech Catches Traveler Imposter at U.S. Airport
New Facial Recognition Tech Catches Traveler Imposter at U.S. Airport
August 24, 2018  |  Identity theft

Facial recognition technology helped U.S. border agents catch a traveler posing as a French citizen — and did so on the third day that authorities were...

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1-800-Flowers.com’s Expansive Goals For Gifting
1-800-Flowers.com’s Expansive Goals For Gifting
August 24, 2018  |  Retail

1-800-Flowers.com has had a year focused on expanding its brand – and building a gifting ecosystem designed to be consumers’ first (and hopefully last) destination...

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Retail Pulse: Sears To Close 46 Stores; Target Expands Curbside Pickup
Retail Pulse: Sears To Close 46 Stores; Target Expands Curbside Pickup
August 24, 2018  |  Retail

Retailers are cutting back on their brick-and-mortar footprints as consumers opt to shop online and away from malls, and Sears has been hit particularly hard....

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Forever 21 Unveils Visual Search For eCommerce
Forever 21 Unveils Visual Search For eCommerce
August 24, 2018  |  Retail

Moving beyond text-based online search for its customers, Forever 21 has unveiled visual search for its website and mobile eCommerce platforms. The technology, which is...

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Today In Data: Investing In A More Efficient Future
Today In Data: Investing In A More Efficient Future
August 24, 2018  |  Today In Data

Efficiency is everything, pretty much in any arena. Because being inefficient is very costly – both in literal dollars and in opportunities lost to forge business relationships. But where...

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Visa Makes Strategic Investment In Paidy
Visa Makes Strategic Investment In Paidy
August 24, 2018  |  Investments

Visa has made a strategic investment in Paidy, which offers instantly issued post-pay credit services for eCommerce consumers based in Japan. Get the Full Story...

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Consero Global Lands $50M For Finance-As-A-Service
Consero Global Lands $50M For Finance-As-A-Service
August 24, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Finance-as-a-Service startup Consero Global secured $50 million in funding for its solution, with reports in AustinInno calling it one of the largest investment rounds for...

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Phishing Amid The Sea Of Invoice Fraud
Phishing Amid The Sea Of Invoice Fraud
August 24, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

If the saying is that there is nothing new under the sun, only new ways to say it, then let’s extend the sentiment to payments....

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PIRS Capital Talks Merchant Cash Advance Evolution
PIRS Capital Talks Merchant Cash Advance Evolution
August 24, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses’ use of alternative finance platforms is slowly on the rise. While data from the Federal Reserve shows small and large banks still tower...

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