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When The POS Is The OS

When The POS Is The OS
When The POS Is The OS
October 26, 2016  |  Point of Sale

There’s no doubt payments are critical to a merchant, and the experience surrounding those payments are just as important to consumers. But the point of...

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In Processing, Refocusing On Service
In Processing, Refocusing On Service
October 26, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Here’s a question for payments processors: At what point does value add become a distraction and detraction from the business at hand? According to Don...

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Visa Delivers Tokenization For The Long Tail
Visa Delivers Tokenization For The Long Tail
October 25, 2016  |  Cybersecurity

As commerce continues to get more and more connected, reaching even more devices, one of the biggest challenges at hand is ensuring those payments stay...

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To Be Or Not To Be OmniReadi?
To Be Or Not To Be OmniReadi?
October 25, 2016  |  Omnicommerce

Choosing whether to be OmniReadi is not an option for merchants determined to survive, let alone be successful. They have to be ready and willing...

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Mastercard’s Conversational Commerce Dialogue
Mastercard’s Conversational Commerce Dialogue
October 25, 2016  |  Mastercard

Ready to speak finance? To the fitness tracker around your wrist? Mastercard is betting that payments-enabled devices and a personalized service focused on personal finance...

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How Visa And Intel Are Creating Better Security For The IoT
How Visa And Intel Are Creating Better Security For The IoT
October 24, 2016  |  Internet of Things

While hacks have been nearly endemic over the last several years, they have, at this point, mostly faded to the level of background noise for...

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The Globalization Of Late Payments
The Globalization Of Late Payments
October 24, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. has taken some of the most high-profile actions to combat late B2B payments, but it’s a global problem, as the latest research reveals....

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Got Gigs?
Got Gigs?
October 24, 2016  |  Gig Economy

The gig economy – employees working in short term, ad hoc positions and the companies employing them – is BOOMING. According to the inaugural PYMNTS...

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