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For Faster Payments, Is The Business Model Key?

For Faster Payments, Is The Business Model Key?
For Faster Payments, Is The Business Model Key?
October 03, 2017  |  Payment Methods

The movement toward faster payments benefits firms of all types and sizes, traditional and digital. Tammi Shapiro, Fiserv VP of Product Strategy and Management, tells...

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Open Banking And The Consumer Data Conundrum
Open Banking And The Consumer Data Conundrum
October 03, 2017  |  Payment Methods

PSD2 looms, and so does a new era of data sharing.  Opt-ins will replace opt-outs, and for U.K. startup Tail, open banking APIs mean better...

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The Risk Of Playing Alt Lending’s Rate Limbo
The Risk Of Playing Alt Lending’s Rate Limbo
October 03, 2017  |  Alternative Credit

Access to capital is the first, last and constant problem that small businesses experience in the day-to-day course of doing business. Although they are often hailed as...

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Credit Unions: Better Together
Credit Unions: Better Together
October 02, 2017  |  Credit Unions

The best offense is a good defense. It’s true in sports, and also true in disaster preparedness. Simply reacting is often too little, too late....

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Why Plastic Pulls Weight With Millennials
Why Plastic Pulls Weight With Millennials
October 02, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Paysafe’s latest research shows that 54 percent of consumers think they’ll be making more use of digital cash in the next two years. According to...

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The Surprise And No Delight Edition: Whole Foods, Sonic and BAMS
The Surprise And No Delight Edition: Whole Foods, Sonic and BAMS
October 02, 2017  |  Today In Data

The worst lines ever spoken in thriller/horror movies are “I’ll be right back” and “What else could possibly go wrong?” In the first instance, the person speaking those words...

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Call Centers: Batten Down The Account Takeover Hatches
Call Centers: Batten Down The Account Takeover Hatches
September 29, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

That the Equifax breach will be a major watershed moment in the history of data security, impacting consumers nationwide for years to come, is not...

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Unlocking The Power Of VR With Payments
Unlocking The Power Of VR With Payments
September 29, 2017  |  Mastercard

When Facebook bought Oculus Rift for $2 billion in 2014, the acquisition wasn’t exactly regarded as a stroke of business genius. Get the Full Story...

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