How frozen iguanas that fell from the skies became a commerce opportunity in Florida; plus, all the payments news from this week.

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Saturday - January 25, 2020


Domino's And Mobile Order-Ahead


Worldpay And eCommerce Fraud Security


DocuSign's Phishing Defense


State And Local Govt. Disbursements


kimkim And Faster Gig Payments


Shutterstock And Royalty Disbursements


Banking Apps And Authentication Controls


Clover Food Labs And Mobile Ordering



New FICO Model Won't Save A Credit-Scoring 'Dinosaur'


Lunar New Year Commerce Explosion Hits China


Subscriptions Make $30B Vitamin Market A Daily Ritual


PayPal, UnionPay Deal Expands Chinese X-Border Commerce


Why Merchants Need Data Sharing To Adapt To SCA


Trust, Speed Are New Path To Omni Retail


The Senior Factor In Smart Home Innovation


Mastercard On Helping Retailers Balance Innovation


Digital Currency Eyes Wholesale Payments In Australia


How UK Restaurants Are Coping With Delivery Aggregators


What Holiday 2019 Shopping Data Says About 2020 Spend


Will Amazon Make Waving The Future Of Payments?


Smart Kiosks: The Key To QSR Loyalty?


WorldPay: Staying One Step Ahead of eCommerce Fraud


Disbursements In The Time Of Instant Money


Mobile Banking’s Authentication Breakthrough


Why US State, Local Agencies Still Struggle With Instant Payments


How Outdated Payments Lead To Freelancer Desertion


US Local Govts And The Check's Slow Death


Experience Economy: Protecting Travel Experts' Payments


Instant Payments' Long Path To Ubiquity


FICO’s New Scoring Algorithm Promises Consumer Score Swings


Burger King’s Impossible Whopper Cools Off


Discover: Payment Services Drive Network Volumes Up 9 Pct


AR Automation: Just What Doctor Ordered


Customer-Facing Tech Spices Up QSRs


Netflix Growth Slowed By Streaming Competition


Study: Tech Unicorns Overvalued By Nearly 50 Percent


Davos: Eyeing Sovereign Debt, Digital Taxes, AI


India Set To Pass Payments Data Protection Law


Virtual Gaming Grows Into A Force For Tourism


Rapid Settlements To The SMB Rescue


Fraud Decisioning Adapts To Shifting Conditions


Claims Tools Help Ease B2B Healthcare Reimbursements


Adopting Tech Without Eclipsing Human Interaction


Disrupting The Security Deposit With Insurance


Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards


Travel And T&E Strive Toward Omnichannel Ideal


In South Korea, Treating Crypto Gains As Income


Big Tech, Valuations Among Davos’ Day-One Focus


Capital One Sees Domestic Card Volumes Surge


Travel Stocks Drop Amid Coronavirus Concerns


A Multilayered Fraud Protection Approach


‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Breaks Through


Tech Firms Claim Unfair Tactics From Big Tech


Mexican President Considers Raffling Off Jet


Banks’ Earnings Show Strong Consumer Spending


Despite Papyrus’ Closing, Stationery Retail Not Entirely Downbeat


Why Merchants Should Look For Orchestration



This Week In Payments: Davos, China X-Border Comm. And Pay With The Hand


The Coming ‘Stair Step’ In Merchant Services Provider Spend


Unattended Retail’s Dawning Age Of Self-Serve Ubiquity


How ‘Contact Us’ And The Kardashians Ignited Afterpay



Music Crafts New Melodies For Retail Innovation


Retail Pulse: Shipt Teams With Office Depot


Why Plus-Sized Fashion Doesn’t Have A Future


How Amazon, WUMT Are Pushing To Improve X-Border Retail


Driving Subscription Satisfaction With Plan Options


Delivering Caffeinated Innovation Via eCommerce


Building The Beard Trend Into An eCommerce Portal


How The DTC Model Is Gaining A Commerce Edge


The Power And Problems Of Personalizing DTC Beauty


As VR, AR Rise, Retail Use Cases Come Into Focus


How Ghost Kitchens Are Altering QSR Landscape


Making A Men's Streetwear Marketplace


Furniture That's Helping Build A Retail Ecosystem


Powering Smartphones With Rented Chargers



Protecting eCommerce Merchants From Fraud


Innovative Payments For Drivers, Tour Guides


Disruptive Retail Sales Models, Tech


Renting In A Tech-Fueled Retail World


Healthcare, Pharmacies Get An Innovation Infusion



Auto Collision Repair Shops And Cash Flow


Small Firms Face Economic Growth Downside


VCs Place More Than $1B With B2B FinTechs


The Risky Business Of SMBs’ Crypto Adoption


Banks’ Biggest Real-Time Liquidity Challenges


Payments Find Middle Ground Between AR, AP


Diversified Funding Readies India’s Startups For The Future


Enticing Suppliers To Embrace Commercial Cards


Gig Economy Drives The Next Payroll Disruption


Accelerating AR Starts With The Invoice


Bank-FinTech Tie-Ups Endure Despite SMB Skepticism


Crowdfunding Aims To Fill Community Banking Gap


The Surcharge Path To Commercial Card Adoption


Late Payments Hit SMBs Across UK, US, India

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Making Money When It Rains Iguanas

It’s not every day that frozen iguanas rain from the skies, but this week it happened in Florida. Okay, technically they rained from trees due to a cold snap. The truly incredible part of the story, though, is how quickly it turned into a commerce opportunity for cooks and digital entrepreneurs looking to cash in on iguana meat. Sound crazy? Turns out the reptile’s meat is a popular food truck fare. Savor this tender story — it’s the PYMNTS Saturday feature.

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Visa’s Chief Risk Officer On Securing Commerce In The 2020s

Future-proofing vital infrastructure, like the world’s largest global payments network, from the threat of cyberattacks requires more than the latest tech and tools. Visa Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer Paul Fabara tells Karen Webster that it also takes a mindset — one in which risk management is the responsibility of everyone, not just one business unit. At Visa, he says, there’s one question that starts and ends every conversation about new programs, products or initiatives that points the application of sophisticated tech at finding and fighting fraudsters, well before they’re ready to be found. Here’s what that is.

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