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Sears’ Big Data Omnichannel Adventure
Sears’ Big Data Omnichannel Adventure
July 28, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Big data is only useful data when there is a business vision to ground it. Sears General Manager of “Big Data” Ankur Gupta, sat down...

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How SMBs Make Omnichannel Their Retail Trump Card
How SMBs Make Omnichannel Their Retail Trump Card
July 28, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

What can all SMBs learn about omnicommerce from a specialty coffee roaster in New Hampshire? The need to embrace omnichannel tools and techniques to maintain...

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Who’s The Most Digital Payments Ready?
Who’s The Most Digital Payments Ready?
July 28, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

It’s not who you think. Of the 13M internet users in South Africa, the majority go online via their mobile devices. PYMNTS got the scoop...

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Is mPOS the Missing Piece to the Omnichannel Puzzle?
Is mPOS the Missing Piece to the Omnichannel Puzzle?
July 28, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

While omnichannel remains an important focus of most retailers, most merchants say they lack the capabilities to support it. Yet most have plans to implement...

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Can Visa Checkout Ignite?
Can Visa Checkout Ignite?
July 28, 2014  |  Commentary

Visa Checkout launched last week as part of Visa’s efforts to be the biggest digital payments player on the planet just like it is in...

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Bitcoin Tracker | Week 33
Bitcoin Tracker | Week 33
July 25, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

The Winklevii launched WinkDex, NASCAR’s Alex Bowman wants to bring a Bitcoin sponsored car to the circuit and NY says get permission or get out....

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The MasterPass Master Plan
The MasterPass Master Plan
July 24, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

Question. What’s the biggest misperception about MasterCard’s MasterPass mobile commerce platform? Answer. That it’s just a digital wallet. MPD CEO Karen Webster caught up with...

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Looking Beyond 3-D Secure’s Rocky Past
Looking Beyond 3-D Secure’s Rocky Past
July 23, 2014  |  CA Technologies

Let’s face it. 3-D Secure hasn’t exactly won the eCommerce popularity contest over the last several years. Customers got confused when they saw pop-up windows,...

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Why U.S. Consumers Are Itching for EMV Cards
Why U.S. Consumers Are Itching for EMV Cards
July 23, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

Fifty-seven percent of MasterCard cardholders in the U.S. said they want EMV chip cards pretty much right away. The question of “What is EMV?” is...

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