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Saturday - May 18, 2019


Millennials, Trading Apps And AML/KYC


Global Gig Workers And Payment Satisfaction


Mobile Card Services And Location Controls


Marketplaces And SCA Preparation


Gen Z And Social Banking


AI And Call Centers


US Businesses And Trade Credit


Corporate Credit And Innovation Readiness



Mastercard Revs Its Payments Innovation Engine


Customer Service’s Future: Humans, Machines In Cahoots


Why Visa Brought Earthport Into Its Orbit


The Sharing Economy’s Big Trust Moment


Visa Talks AI’s Global Impact


Fixing Business Travel Expense Management


Offloading Cyber Defense Amid Tech's Unknowns


As P2P Payments Advances, Challenges Loom


Banking’s ‘Single Point Of Failure’


Digital Marketplaces’ Growing Gig Economy Role


Walmart Q1 Earnings Driven By Grocery, eCommerce


The Problems With Postal Banking


Smaller US Cities Foster More Payments Innovation


Uber/Lyft IPO Doldrums To Spill Over To WeWork?


Digital Events Platforms' Innovation Ticket


Can Ride-Hailing Apps Keep Taxis Afloat?


Alibaba Core Commerce Sales Rise 54 Pct


Connected Vehicles Race Toward 5G Future


Trade Credits' Vicious Cycle


Digital Delivers An Earnings Beat For Macy’s


Retail Sales Seesawing In 2019


Paying $600 Utility Bills At A Kiosk


FIs Place High Value On Corp Credit For Innovation


Uber’s Fall To Give Rise To Investor Caution?


Google Makes Search More Shoppable


Payday Lending Battle Shifts To Public Comments


Bitcoin Gets Second (Or Third, Or Fourth) Wind


Tackling mPOS Solutions' Security Challenges


FTC To Scrutinize SMB Confessions Of Judgement?


Smart Vending Machines Are Going Cashless


Tariffs Loom As Threat To Retailers' Bottom Lines


Starbucks, San Francisco And Card Interest Rate Caps


Uber Stock Ends Day Two Down 10.7 Pct At $37.10



The Cashless Check's In The Mail


Will DIY Landlords Play The Digital Payments Game?



Showcasing DTC Furniture #IRL For Netflix Bingers


eCommerce Sizzle Boosts Brick-and-Mortar Comp Sales


Innovating New Direct Paths For DTC Startups


Online Retailers Face New Threats From Hackers


Taking A Customized eApproach To Furniture


Holding Off Lunch Chaos With B2B Delivery


Walmart, Target Take On Amazon With Faster Fulfillment


Consumer Services And App Features Innovation


Will Hard Kombucha Be The New Rosé?


Tapping Into Easier Business Travel Via Apps


Why Digital Wallet Acceptance Points To mPOS


QSR Dining's Fearlessly Weird Approach


Co-Working Space's Next Nook: Restaurants


How Smart Vending Could Become A $15B Market



Looking Into Payments, Commerce's Future


New Paths To Payments, Commerce Innovation


Fixing Big Problems In Payments, Commerce


Watching For Unexpected, Unintended Consequences


Getting Everyone Into The Innovation Fast Lane



Why The Back Office Should Pay Attention To The POS


Ireland’s Invoice Redirect Fraud Problem


SoftBank Stake Creates $3.5B Supply Chain Finance Firm


How APIs Customize The B2B Buying Experience


ACH Logs 9 Pct B2B Payments Growth In Q1


US Senate Revives Export-Import Bank


To Optimize Supply Chains, Big Data Needs Speed


Pepsi Supply Chain Jolt Via Blockchain


US Govt's eProcurement Push Raises Amazonian Fears


The Middle Market's Jump On Spend Management


Bank Mistreatment Of SMBs Goes To UK Supreme Court


SMB Accountants Make Data Integration Top Priority


Sierra Leone: Late Payments Lay Waste To SMBs


G7 Prepares For X-Border Malware Simulation

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A Biometric Backlash Is Underway — And A Backlash To The Backlash

Biometric authentication is moving further into the payments and commerce mainstream. But one major U.S. city is pushing back, banning facial recognition for government use — a move that reflects concerns about privacy and civil rights. And now, business groups and tech insiders are pushing back, too, seeking to carve out exemptions to California’s new data privacy law, a move that could also impact biometrics. Have a cyber read — it’s the PYMNTS Saturday feature.

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Why The Loan Shark Prevention Act Will Harm Consumers

In 1973, President Nixon capped the price of gasoline for consumers, and rationed when they could buy it during the energy crisis. The result was predictable: long gas lines and station operators that rationed supply. Consumers paid more, but in different ways. Karen Webster says it’s also the predictable outcome should the Loan Shark Prevention Act, proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, come to pass. Price caps always hurt the very consumers they are intended to help. Dig into today’s history and economics lesson rolled into one.

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