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FICO’s New BFFs
FICO’s New BFFs
March 22, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

It was just a few months ago that FICO’s fading and inevitable fall was being widely speculated. Fair Isaac Corporation — the entity behind the FICO score...

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The Store Front Index Goes West
The Store Front Index Goes West
March 22, 2016  |  Retail

While the 2016 election has turned out to be surprisingly dramatic, the surprise is the source of the drama — not the histrionics themselves. Because...

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UK’s Lessons For US Mobile Payments Adoption
UK’s Lessons For US Mobile Payments Adoption
March 21, 2016  |  NFC

Consumers and retailers in the U.S. apparently just aren’t getting it. The latest stats coming out of the U.K. show that one in 10 card transactions...

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SMBs On Payment Technology: What’s In It For Me?
SMBs On Payment Technology: What’s In It For Me?
March 21, 2016  |  SMBs

Nearly six months into the EMV chip card mandate, the PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index™ for the first quarter of 2016 finds that only 39...

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Security Fails, Amazon Takes A Selfie And Visa Checkout ‘Swipes’
Security Fails, Amazon Takes A Selfie And Visa Checkout ‘Swipes’
March 21, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

For fans of digital data security, last week might not have been the best week to recruit new members to the fan club. In fact,...

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Beacons Will Be The Waiters At This Tokyo Restaurant
Beacons Will Be The Waiters At This Tokyo Restaurant
March 21, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

If there’s anything Japan is famous for, it’s comprehensive cell phone use and impeccable customer service. Case in point: Smartphone use is so ubiquitous that...

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Can Customer Loyalty Be Measured In Free Burritos?
Can Customer Loyalty Be Measured In Free Burritos?
March 19, 2016  |  News

In business there are few hard and fast rules. What works brilliantly in one context can miss terribly in another. However, “few” hard and fast...

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