payments innovation

Today In Data: Better Ways To Buy, Better Ways To Live
Today In Data: Better Ways To Buy, Better Ways To Live
August 21, 2018  |  Today In Data

Yesterday’s earth-shaking innovation can so easily slip into becoming today’s discarded idea that the transition can be easy to miss – the A&P grocery chain being a...

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Online Platforms: Why Consumers Rule And Regulators Don’t
Online Platforms: Why Consumers Rule And Regulators Don’t
August 20, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

A few weeks from now will mark the 72nd anniversary of a federal court decision that found grocery store chain The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea...

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FinTech Firms On The New FinTech Charter
FinTech Firms On The New FinTech Charter
August 03, 2018  |  Regulation

Getting bogged down in a maze or taking unnecessary risks — the current climate for FinTech in the United States often leaves players with only...

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Why Household Finances Under The Hood Don’t Look So Good
Why Household Finances Under The Hood Don’t Look So Good
July 23, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Paul McCartney and The Beatles may have told us that money can’t buy us love, but new research claims that it can certainly buy us...

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PayPal Rolls Out Checkout With Smart Payment Buttons
PayPal Rolls Out Checkout With Smart Payment Buttons
June 28, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Today PayPal is launching Checkout with Smart Payment Buttons, the latest salvo in the firm’s ongoing war against checkout friction. Friction during the online checkout process...

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Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
June 25, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

My plan on Friday evening was to write a hard-hitting piece on a services segment with incredible marketplace friction. Then I went to Whole Foods...

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Amazon Restaurants, Big Threat Or Essential Lifeline?
Amazon Restaurants, Big Threat Or Essential Lifeline?
June 18, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

The restaurant industry today is a study in contradictions. Census data tells us that roughly 44 percent of what consumers spend on food comes from...

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TSYS Buys iMobile3, Bolstering SMB Reach
TSYS Buys iMobile3, Bolstering SMB Reach
June 07, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Three months ago, the “build vs. buy” debate got a fair amount of digital ink in these digital pages, focused on merchant services. “You go...

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Meeting Customers Wherever They Are (Literally)
Meeting Customers Wherever They Are (Literally)
June 04, 2018  |  Today In Data

Why deliver oneself to a store — and face the hassle of heat, crowds and parking — when the store can deliver itself to you,...

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