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Subscription Commerce’s ‘Fear Of Commitment’ Moment

Subscription Commerce’s ‘Fear Of Commitment’ Moment
Subscription Commerce’s ‘Fear Of Commitment’ Moment
July 11, 2019  |  Digital Payments

It’s one of the blessings and curses of subscription eCommerce: As easy as it can be to sign up consumers for one such service or...

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Are Smart Cabinets Retail’s Amazon Go Counterpunch?
Are Smart Cabinets Retail’s Amazon Go Counterpunch?
July 11, 2019  |  Self-Service Retail

Automated retail is bifurcated between in-store, brick and mortar efforts as seen with Amazon Go and on the opposite end of the spectrum, cabinets. Worldnet...

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Retail’s Innovation Race Pits Products vs. Services
Retail’s Innovation Race Pits Products vs. Services
July 11, 2019  |  Innovation

Innovation takes many flavors and paths, and that’s especially true when it comes to merchants who sell retail products and companies that sell retail services....

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Beyond Correspondent Banking – Time For Cryptos And Blockchain?
Beyond Correspondent Banking – Time For Cryptos And Blockchain?
July 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

B2B payments are in the crosshairs for a number of firms. Might blockchain and cryptos aid in cutting paper from the process? BitPay Chief Commercial Officer...

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Report: Minding The Mobile Card Services Interest Vs Usage Gap
Report: Minding The Mobile Card Services Interest Vs Usage Gap
July 10, 2019  |  Mobile

Smartphones deliver alerts on everything from when a storm is coming to when a favorite actor is in the news. They can also let consumers...

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Facebook’s Libra And The Future Of Digital Identity
Facebook’s Libra And The Future Of Digital Identity
July 10, 2019  |  Authentication

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DocuSign And GoCardless Team To Reduce Global B2B Subscription Friction
DocuSign And GoCardless Team To Reduce Global B2B Subscription Friction
July 10, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Reducing churn and the total cost of payments acceptance is a challenge for recurring payments of all stripes, particularly so when payments are going cross-border....

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Brighterion And Elavon Strike AI Anti-Fraud Deal For The Acquiring Space
Brighterion And Elavon Strike AI Anti-Fraud Deal For The Acquiring Space
July 09, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

The rise of artificial intelligence is not a single force or event — not like the tide rising in the distance. It is countless steps forward...

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