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New Instagram Feature Will Tell Brands About Bookmarked Products
New Instagram Feature Will Tell Brands About Bookmarked Products
December 14, 2018  |  Retail

Instagram is working on a shopping feature that would tell brands which products users are bookmarking, according to a report by CNBC. The Facebook-owned company...

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How Smarter Payments Are Making The Gig Economy Safer
How Smarter Payments Are Making The Gig Economy Safer
December 13, 2018  |  Smarter Payments

Even as technologies and payments get smarter, some firms still employ less-than-smart practices. For example, in the freelance market, says Engage Technology Partners Chief Product...

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NEW REPORT: Can Smarter Payments Kill Off Timesheets?
NEW REPORT: Can Smarter Payments Kill Off Timesheets?
December 12, 2018  |  Smarter Payments

In the smarter payments ecosystem, payments are more than simply moving funds from sender to recipient. These transactions are also about the transfer of data...

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Lawmakers: Equifax Breach ‘Entirely Preventable’
Lawmakers: Equifax Breach ‘Entirely Preventable’
December 10, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A report by the House Oversight Committee has found that Equifax’s massive data breach could have been easily prevented if its security practices and policies...

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Are Millennials Really Killing Canned Tuna, Too?
Are Millennials Really Killing Canned Tuna, Too?
December 04, 2018  |  Retail

The millennial path of destruction allegedly continues, with those young consumers now taking blame for the decline in the popularity of canned tuna — a product...

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BIS Head: Amazon, Alipay Pose Risk To Banks
BIS Head: Amazon, Alipay Pose Risk To Banks
December 04, 2018  |  Banking

Amazon, Alibaba’s payment affiliate Alipay and other internet and Big Data players are a threat to traditional banks, warned Agustín Carstens, head of the Bank...

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Marriott Breach: Why The Worst May Be Yet To Come
Marriott Breach: Why The Worst May Be Yet To Come
December 04, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

Let’s try this a different way, if only to make a vital point with insincerity. We must give credit to the criminals who engineered the...

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HashCash Plans Blockchain Database For Targeted Corporate Sales
HashCash Plans Blockchain Database For Targeted Corporate Sales
November 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain consulting firm HashCash is introducing a new service for businesses in need of robust sales forecasting. The firm announced Monday (Nov. 19) that it...

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KPMG: In Open Banking, ‘Fortune Favors The Brave’
KPMG: In Open Banking, ‘Fortune Favors The Brave’
November 16, 2018  |  Banking

Nearly a year on, Open Banking has a bit of mileage behind it and roadmap stretching ahead. Far-flung governments are requiring banks to make customer...

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