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Payments Facilitators

PayFacs Versus Merchants Of Record: Who Wins?
 

Not every rectangle is a square, and not every payment facilitator is a merchant of record — though they share many of the same properties and responsibilities. So, what’s the difference, and is one better than the other? In Episode 2 of a podcast series with Karen Webster, WePay Co-Founder Rich Aberman delves into the nuances, revealing the designations are not one in the same.

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The Matchmaker Is In

Appear Here And How Brands Are Rethinking Physical Retail
 

Landlords have empty retail space. Brands want to dip their toes in the physical retail waters without signing a long-term lease. Appear Here is the five-year-old platform that makes those matches happen. In this week’s The Matchmaker Is In, CMO Elizabeth Layne tells Karen Webster how this “Airbnb of retail” got off the ground — and may be coming to a city near you.
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Apple Earnings

Apple Beats Expectations — World Waits For The New iPhone Launch
 

Apple managed a better than expected result this quarter — making market watchers and investors happy even despite declining sales in China. But investors clearly have one eye on next quarter to see if the new iPhone 8 can deliver the goods. We break it all down.

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NEW REPORT: When Robots Man The Grill
 

When it comes to building a better burger, can an IoT-connected robot cut the mustard? In the latest PYMNTS.com Intelligence of Things (IoT) Tracker, David Zito, co-founder of Miso Robotics, explains why the company built Flippy, an IoT-enabled robot that uses the internet, AI and cameras to flip burgers — and why Flippy could be a precursor to an increasingly IoT-centric future for restaurant kitchens. Find that, along with the latest headlines and rankings of 199 players in the space, inside the Tracker.

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