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In Fight Vs. Online Fraud, Everlast Finds Its Perfect Combination

In Fight Vs. Online Fraud, Everlast Finds Its Perfect Combination
In Fight Vs. Online Fraud, Everlast Finds Its Perfect Combination
August 03, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Venerable retailer. Iconic name. Easy mark for online fraud and a knockout to the bottom line? Yes, if manual review means missing warning signs of...

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PayFacs Versus Merchants Of Record: Who Will Win?
PayFacs Versus Merchants Of Record: Who Will Win?
August 02, 2017  |  Retail

FinTech innovators love the payment facilitator (PayFac), a shift that WePay co-founder Rich Aberman outlined in Episode 1 of the Payment Facilitators series with Karen...

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Appear Here And How Brands Can Rethink Physical Retail
Appear Here And How Brands Can Rethink Physical Retail
August 02, 2017  |  Matchmakers

“We want to saturate the cities we are in, in terms of number of places, before moving on to the next place. It is important...

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Apple Beats Expectations — World Waits For The New iPhone Launch
Apple Beats Expectations — World Waits For The New iPhone Launch
August 02, 2017  |  Apple

Despite many predictions that the numbers would reflect a “lame duck” quarter for Apple, as consumers kept their wallets shut tight in anticipation of the next big iPhone upgrade, the...

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NEW REPORT: When Robots Man The Grill
NEW REPORT: When Robots Man The Grill
August 02, 2017  |  Internet of Things

There’s been no shortage of speculation — including doomsday declarations — about the potential impact of automation, smart technology and artificial intelligence (AI) on the employment market....

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Building Fraud’s Meta-Machine
Building Fraud’s Meta-Machine
August 01, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

OK, this is about to get meta.

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Creditcall Dials Into Omnichannel Payments As Bricks Merge With Clicks
Creditcall Dials Into Omnichannel Payments As Bricks Merge With Clicks
August 01, 2017  |  Omnicommerce

Merchants need to bridge the gap between online and in-store payments — gathering data that can give insight into what sells and what doesn’t, across...

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Visa And The QR Code Evolution/Revolution
Visa And The QR Code Evolution/Revolution
August 01, 2017  |  Payment Methods

The QR code hasn’t always seemed like a world-changing technology. When it first appeared in the developed world approximately two decades ago — the technology...

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