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December 6, 2017

Payments Testing

Payments Testing One, Two, Three
 

Check the tech before rolling it out: Today’s consumers demand payments perfection at the point of sale, especially in eCommerce settings, where they will quickly churn out to competitors’ sites if something isn’t working. Bart van Hoek, head of innovations with UL Transaction Security, says that’s why payments testing is so important — and not just on finished payments products, but at every stage of development along the way. In a recent interview with PYMNTS, van Hoek illuminated why payments testing is a worthy investment and how to make it less of a chore.

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The Matchmaker Is In

Business Model Secrets: How Freebird Makes Biz Travel Hassle- And Fee-Free
 

Most stories of corporate travel gone wrong begin with the same five words: “I missed my connecting flight.” Freebird CEO Ethan Bernstein says his firm has eased that pain for thousands of corporate travelers working in a myriad of Fortune 500 companies — without costing the inconvenienced traveler a dime. Bernstein shares his business model — and the data that drives it — with Karen Webster in this week’s Matchmaker Is In.
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Car Commerce

The Road Race For Connected Car Commerce
 

The race to crack the code on turning cars into commerce hubs is not only getting faster, but the racetrack is getting crowded. GM is the latest entrant, but is taking a very different approach — its own. How will it stack up to the likes of Alexa and Car Play?

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Restaurant Readiness Index™

NEW STUDY: Why Fast Food Isn’t Innovating Fast Enough
 

For QSRs, fast is the name of the game — but when it comes to innovation, the industry is anything but speedy. In the inaugural edition of the PYMNTS Restaurant Readiness Index™, a Bypass collaboration, QSRs scored a meager 38 on a scale of 0 to 100, when it comes to their innovation readiness. So, how can QSRs spin their innovation wheels? That’s a $230 billion question the Index answers after examining hundreds of QSRs — and it comes down to a handful of really important things. Find that, plus an interview with Panera Bread VP Mark Berinato, on the intersection of QSR technology and innovation.

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