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This Time, We Want You To Drink The Kool-Aid
This Time, We Want You To Drink The Kool-Aid
August 12, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Kool-Aid kind of gets a bum rap. After all, it’s pretty hard to stay relevant for 90 years – in the food and drink category, no less – and...

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PayPal Acquires Swift Financial To Expand SMB Lending Options
PayPal Acquires Swift Financial To Expand SMB Lending Options
August 11, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Great Recession had a crippling effect on credit markets across the board. Consumers, enterprise-sized businesses and small businesses (SMBs) all found themselves caught in...

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How To Live Forever In The Financial Services Space
How To Live Forever In The Financial Services Space
August 10, 2017  |  Innovation

Slow and steady doesn’t win the financial services race. If you’re not ahead, you’re behind, especially if you’re playing on the global stage. From user...

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API As Olive Branch? Silicon Valley Bank Seeks To End FI Rivalry
API As Olive Branch? Silicon Valley Bank Seeks To End FI Rivalry
August 09, 2017  |  API

The rivalry between banks and FinTechs has, at times, been tense if not downright combative. Enter APIs to help the two sides coexist more peacefully....

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NEW REPORT: Mobile Platforms Take Personalized Aim At Amazon’s eThrone
NEW REPORT: Mobile Platforms Take Personalized Aim At Amazon’s eThrone
August 08, 2017  |  Platform Payments

Platform providers around the world are looking to give customers and retailers new possibilities in shopping and commerce. And, as mobile devices become increasingly popular...

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What Walmart Pay Knows That Apple Pay Doesn’t
What Walmart Pay Knows That Apple Pay Doesn’t
August 07, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

A lot of exciting things have happened in payments — and commerce, more broadly — over the last three years. PayPal became pals with the card networks...

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NEW REPORT: Mastering mPOS At The British Open
NEW REPORT: Mastering mPOS At The British Open
August 04, 2017  |  MPOS Tracker

With mPOS technology, consumers around the world can pay for purchases with a tap on their phones, and businesses can accept payments from practically any...

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NEW REPORT: The Community Banks’ Faster Payments Wake-Up Call
NEW REPORT: The Community Banks’ Faster Payments Wake-Up Call
August 03, 2017  |  Faster Payments

The faster payments get, the less tolerable waiting becomes for customers, businesses and other financial players. But in late July, one of the biggest waits...

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NEW REPORT: When Robots Man The Grill
NEW REPORT: When Robots Man The Grill
August 02, 2017  |  Intelligence 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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