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How Outdoorsy Is Balancing Buyer, Seller Payments In The RV World
How Outdoorsy Is Balancing Buyer, Seller Payments In The RV World
December 12, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Sharing platforms in the $50 billion RV market are just the latest example of a sharing economy marketplace trying to grapple with fraudulent listings while...

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AI’s Place In The $50B RV Market
AI’s Place In The $50B RV Market
December 11, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Consumers are beginning to express more preferences regarding their buying and selling experiences on online marketplaces, which are seeing an increased amount of competition in...

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Top News In Payments: Bank Closings Hit Rural Areas; Kaspersky Highlights Rise Of Fake Notifications
Top News In Payments: Bank Closings Hit Rural Areas; Kaspersky Highlights Rise Of Fake Notifications
November 26, 2019  |  News

In today’s top payments news, more than half of the 3,114 counties in the United States lost bank branches from 2012 to 2017. Also, cybersecurity...

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Lessons From Airbnb On Solving The Sharing Economy Trust Issue
Lessons From Airbnb On Solving The Sharing Economy Trust Issue
November 26, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

Without trust, the sharing economy’s growth could slow. And trust in the sector of the sharing economy centered around property rentals is going through some...

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Can AI Solve Home Sharing’s Fake Listings Problem?
Can AI Solve Home Sharing’s Fake Listings Problem?
November 21, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Consumers lost some $430 billion to fraudsters via online platforms in the past two years, and that figure shows no sign of declining. Fraudsters are...

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Top News In Payments: Digital Currency Faces Greenspan Backlash; Amazon Boosts Its Grocery Program; Goldman Denies Apple Card Discrimination
Top News In Payments: Digital Currency Faces Greenspan Backlash; Amazon Boosts Its Grocery Program; Goldman...
November 12, 2019  |  News

China is making privacy allowances for digital currency, which faces a new foe in the U.S. Meanwhile, Amazon is opening its first branded grocery store, and...

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Three Hurdles Platform Marketplaces Must Clear To Survive (And Thrive)
Three Hurdles Platform Marketplaces Must Clear To Survive (And Thrive)
November 12, 2019  |  eCommerce

Two decades ago, the world stood on the brink of a digital commerce inflection point — even though many didn’t quite know it yet. In...

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Online Marketplaces Vie For The Shared Parking App Crown
Online Marketplaces Vie For The Shared Parking App Crown
October 15, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Many startups desire to be the Ubers or Airbnbs of their respective industries, but taking these crowns means facing fierce competition from other services. Becoming...

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The Rise of Shared Parking In The Platform Economy
The Rise of Shared Parking In The Platform Economy
October 14, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

With 225 million U.S. drivers, parking can be a tight squeeze. Of course, marketplaces are vying to solve the parking problem — but enticing drivers...

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