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December 18, 2017

Unattended Retail Tracker™

NEW REPORT: Car Sales And Kiosks
 

Unattended retail may be making the used car salesman a thing of the past. In the latest Unattended Retail Tracker™, Ryan Keeton, co-founder and chief brand officer for Carvana, takes PYMNTS inside the five-story glass kiosks that now sell pre-owned cars. Find that, plus the latest headlines, including reports on new unattended transportation solutions, and a directory of more than 100 players — all inside the Tracker.

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Cybersecurity

Online Banking: An Unwitting Accomplice To Multi-Channel Fraud Attacks
 

No online banking fraud means no problems, right? Not a chance. In a recent digital discussion with Karen Webster, Guardian Analytics VP Jesus Ortiz explains that fraudsters often use the knowledge gained there to commit fraud across other channels. Meanwhile, Margarete Mucker, EVP of the country’s 10th largest credit union, Star One, explains what fraud fighting techniques have helped keep fraud in check, even in the places it seems invisible.
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PYMNTS Data Dive

Joy To The World Edition: Bitcoin, Walmart And The Magic Of Movies
 

With just a week left to go until the official counter hits zero and Christmas is upon us, even payments and commerce got in on the greetings of the season. Bitcoin got its holiday miracle with a price over $20K, Walmart workers will have a bit more gold in their coffers to do their holiday shopping and Costco made it easier to go to the movies after all the gifts have been opened. All the details you need to keep you jingling all the way.

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Voice-Enabled Commerce

Alexa: From Voice To A Conversation About Commerce
 

From physical to web to mobile to now voice, commerce has evolved across many channels. But voice, Patrick Gauthier, VP and GM of Amazon Pay, told Karen Webster, brings with it unlimited opportunities to reimagine commerce, because the types of conversations we can have as humans are limitless. Unlocking this voice-enabled commerce frontier requires conversations with voice assistants that have context, mimic human-like interactions — and, Gauthier says, avoid this one fatal mistake.

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