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For B2B, Identity And Trust As A Service
For B2B, Identity And Trust As A Service
March 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Increasingly done online, B2B transactions can benefit from technology in place that verifies just who is asking for payment (and where that payment is going). ...

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink Aims To Augment The Brain To Keep Pace With AI
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Aims To Augment The Brain To Keep Pace With AI
March 28, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk has launched another new company, Neuralink, which focuses on developing the capabilities of the brain through technological augmentation so that humans can one...

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The Faster Payments Reality Check
The Faster Payments Reality Check
March 28, 2017  |  Faster Payments

It takes more than just having the latest technology or an innovative idea to make faster payments work. If anyone knows that, it’s Canada. The...

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Cash As Budding Problem And Pot-Hole (For Banks)
Cash As Budding Problem And Pot-Hole (For Banks)
March 28, 2017  |  Data Drivers

The death of cash may be wildly exaggerated, but for banks, cash is a dual edged sword: Store of value and store of risk. In...

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Honey, I Grew The Student Loan Default Rate
Honey, I Grew The Student Loan Default Rate
March 28, 2017  |  Loans

Defaulting on student debt has never been a good idea. The collection process is intense and one’s credit rating will be utterly ravaged for a...

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Amazon’s Bid for Dubai’s Souq.com Faces A Challenger
Amazon’s Bid for Dubai’s Souq.com Faces A Challenger
March 27, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon may be facing a big contender in its efforts to strike a deal to purchase Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com. Just last week, it was...

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Weird Commerce: Airbus Takes Urban Transportation To New Heights
Weird Commerce: Airbus Takes Urban Transportation To New Heights
March 27, 2017  |  Retail

“Where we’re going, we don’t need … roads.” These were the infamous lines spoken by Christopher Lloyd’s portrayal of Dr. Emmett Brown in the 1985...

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Lyft Rounds Up Rides For Charity
Lyft Rounds Up Rides For Charity
March 27, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Lyft just rolled out a new way for riders to easily donate to charities. In the app settings, riders can select “Round Up and Donate.”...

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