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PYMNTS Payday Lending Primer
PYMNTS Payday Lending Primer
April 26, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

Fans of television – or more accurately, fans of television tropes are probably familiar with the concept of “The Berserk Button.” The Berserk Button in...

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Amex Business Cards, CFO Frustrations And T&E Fraud
Amex Business Cards, CFO Frustrations And T&E Fraud
April 25, 2016  |  B2B Payments

It was a quarterly earnings bonanza this week, but there’s more to the B2B data than Q1 figures. The market saw its first tech IPO,...

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Why Regulators’ War On Fees Will Kill Consumers
Why Regulators’ War On Fees Will Kill Consumers
April 25, 2016  |  CFPB

Free. What can be better than free? “Free” is so alluring that songwriters have created a boatload of songs about the concept. Prince, who sadly...

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Virtual, Mobile Payments Battle To Infiltrate Corporate America
Virtual, Mobile Payments Battle To Infiltrate Corporate America
April 25, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Corporate America seems to have let itself get out of hand in the omnichannel commerce and procurement space. At least, that’s what Conferma could argue,...

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The Coming October Purchase Alert Mandate
The Coming October Purchase Alert Mandate
April 25, 2016  |  EMV

Technology is making payments invisible – which is why the card networks want issuers to alert consumers when purchases are made. Karen Webster hosted a...

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Fast EMV, Mobile Starbucks And Under-Fire Payday Lending
Fast EMV, Mobile Starbucks And Under-Fire Payday Lending
April 25, 2016  |  Point of Sale

Last week in payments was notable for having one of the more colorful beginnings and endings in recent memory. Following on the news that Alexander...

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Behind The Curtain With Macy’s Backstage
Behind The Curtain With Macy’s Backstage
April 25, 2016  |  Retail

While Macy’s “sky-is-falling” headlines seem to abound of late, it would be understandable if the mood within the massive department store chain was a bit...

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Ashley Madison’s Bad Breach Break-Up
Ashley Madison’s Bad Breach Break-Up
April 23, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Schadenfreude, the German word for joy at the pain or misery of others, is one of the more perfect lingual creations of mankind. For one,...

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