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Are Mobile Payments Finally Ready To Ignite In Japan?

Are Mobile Payments Finally Ready To Ignite In Japan?
Are Mobile Payments Finally Ready To Ignite In Japan?
August 15, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Japan, in the last several years, has been something of a puzzle among mobile payments watchers around the world. It’s the market that should ignite...

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Ekata CEO On The SCA Delay And The Future Of Authentication
Ekata CEO On The SCA Delay And The Future Of Authentication
August 14, 2019  |  Authentication

You may have felt it earlier today – a sigh of relief originating from certain parts of the digital payments and commerce industry, a reaction...

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 As Supply Chains Enter Digital Age, Onboarding Plays Catch Up
 As Supply Chains Enter Digital Age, Onboarding Plays Catch Up
August 14, 2019  |  Digital Onboarding

Supplier onboarding has its own set of challenges (and opportunities) as supply chains get longer and need more documentation. Julien Nadaud, senior vice president of...

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FinCEN Director On Why Casino Cooperation Is Central To Fighting Financial Crime 
FinCEN Director On Why Casino Cooperation Is Central To Fighting Financial Crime 
August 14, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Cooperation in an environment that is rapidly advancing on many technological fronts was the theme when FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco took to the stage...

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More Than Pretty Pictures: Visual Commerce’s Rise Boosts Retail
More Than Pretty Pictures: Visual Commerce’s Rise Boosts Retail
August 13, 2019  |  Innovation

For fans of retail or marketing history — or just fans of how people communicated in the past — reading old magazine and newspaper advertisement...

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Subscriptions Change How Online Gaming Plays To Win
Subscriptions Change How Online Gaming Plays To Win
August 13, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

Video games have changed a lot since the early days of home gaming in the late 1970s and early ’80s. The graphics improved, the games...

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How Merchants Turn Showrooming Into A Sale
How Merchants Turn Showrooming Into A Sale
August 13, 2019  |  Mobile

It can be challenging to recall the fear brick-and-mortar retailers had of mobile commerce seven to 10 years ago. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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What Cambodia’s Debt Crisis Means For Microlending
What Cambodia’s Debt Crisis Means For Microlending
August 13, 2019  |  South Asia

There is a debt crisis slowly but surely building in Cambodia that could see millions of people losing their homes and family farms — the...

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