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Why Faster Payments Need Flexible Tech

Why Faster Payments Need Flexible Tech
Why Faster Payments Need Flexible Tech
February 08, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Flexible tech. The kind that scales as businesses scale, that goes where the payments go — where the technology resides in the cloud rather than on-premise...

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PayPal On Taking Merchants From Here — To Their Multichannel Anywhere
PayPal On Taking Merchants From Here — To Their Multichannel Anywhere
February 07, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Consumers don’t really care what word retailers and payments providers use to describe a seamless payment experience across all of the places they shop on...

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To Blunt Fraud, Chase The Consumer, Not The Fraudster
To Blunt Fraud, Chase The Consumer, Not The Fraudster
February 07, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Here’s a novel concept in the eternal battle against payments fraud: Chase the customer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Real-Time Payroll: Not Just For Gig Workers
Real-Time Payroll: Not Just For Gig Workers
February 07, 2018  |  Matchmakers

Employees making $10 an hour or working gigs with companies like Uber and Lyft aren’t the only ones who struggle to make ends meet. Retail...

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In Battling Identity Fraud, Finding The (Synthetic ID) Devil Behind The Details
In Battling Identity Fraud, Finding The (Synthetic ID) Devil Behind The Details
February 06, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Millions of people are victim of identity theft each year. Post Equifax breach, the numbers will swell. The fraudsters are ever resourceful, picking and choosing...

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Building A Better Lending Model To Serve SMBs Who Served
Building A Better Lending Model To Serve SMBs Who Served
February 06, 2018  |  SMBs

According to the Small Business Administration, of the 28 million U.S. SMBs, roughly 2.5 million, or 9.1 percent, are owned by veterans of the United States Armed Forces. Those...

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Unlocking The Future For FI’s $2B And Under Club
Unlocking The Future For FI’s $2B And Under Club
February 06, 2018  |  Banking

Though estimates can vary depending on source, there are a total of approximately 14,000 banks in the United States – and 92 percent of them have...

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LendingClub: Getting Borrowers Off The Credit Hamster Wheel
LendingClub: Getting Borrowers Off The Credit Hamster Wheel
February 05, 2018  |  Banking

Another day, another customer trudging into the bank to discuss credit card debt and a lack of savings … over a venti Starbucks latté. It...

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