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Saturday - October 19, 2019


Autonomous Shuttles And IoT


Subscription Merchants And SCA Conversion


Mortgages And Data Aggregation


Payments Execs On AI



TaskRabbit On Reshaping The Gig Economy With IKEA


Mastercard, Branch To Fast-Track Pay For Hourly Workers


Payments Brings More Adventure To Travel


Protecting The Youngest ID Theft Victims


Simple And Instant: Making Rebates More Rewarding


Pre-Authorization Risk Checks' Real Value


For Millennials, Debit Is Preferred Payment


Google's Plan To Make Assistant Ubiquitous, Invisible


A More Intimate, Data-Driven QSR Experience


Credit Unions Shun Online Ads For Content


Red Ink Marks Marcus And Goldman's Risky Consumer Bet


Embedded Payments: Going Beyond The Buzzword


Can ‘21’ Keep Vaping Good With Regulators?


For Merchants, Why Real-Time Payments Aren't Prime Time-Ready


What Restaurants Don’t Know About Delivery Aggregators


Hidden Fraud That Spells Big Marketplace Losses


Turning Supply Chains Into Custom B2B Marketplaces


Libra’s Unraveling And The Geneva Crypto Convention’s Folly


Who Will Use Self-Driving Cars?


Smart Rosary Beads And Churches' Digital Flocks


Bringing Self-Driving Cars To Public Transport


How New Authentication Regulations Affect Retail


In India, Funding Flows Into B2B (FinTech) Space


BB&T Sees Strong Loan Growth, Credit Quality


Can Edible Barcodes Fight Counterfeit Goods?


Pre-BB&T Merger, SunTrust Beats Revenue Forecast


Libra As Patriotic Duty?


AML Compliance Controls Can Be Costly


BoA Sees 76 Pct. Boost In Q3 Zelle Payments


Retail Slump Raises Questions About Spending


CFPB Blasted On Debt Collection, Payday Loans


Netflix Earnings Soar, But Subscribers Slip


Online Marketplaces Vie For Shared Parking App Crown


AP Solutions: A Spotlight On Suppliers


Fortnite's Black Hole — And What’s Next


Chase Sees Active Mobile Customers, Card Loans Grow


Citi’s ‘Unpredictable Q3’ Sees Treasury Unit Growth


Wells Fargo's Earnings Miss; Net Income Drops 23 Pct


Keeping Pace With Parking Payments And Innovation


Banks's AML Strategy Innovations In Face Of Global Fraud


Churn, Regional Preferences Test Subscription Commerce


Chinese Consumers Root For Home Retailers


How Crowds Can Drive Digital Economy Success


Walmart Subsidizes Vendor Price Cuts To Edge Amazon



Invisible Opportunities In Integrated Payments


Citi On Simplifying Cross-Border Payments



Target, Other Retailers Give AR A Deeper Look


Madewell Teams With thredUP; Walmart Rolls Out InHome Delivery


Fixing Furniture Friction With VR And Holograms


Teens’ Changing Tastes Drive Retail Innovation


Delivering Consumers' Superfoods Via Nutrition Bars


Curating Amenities For Homeshare Guests


What’s Behind The Drop In US Retail Sales?


Disrupting The $31B Toilet Paper Industry


Creating The New Omnichannel Wellness Experience


Retail Innovation Isn't Just About Young Consumers


How Platform Innovators Aim To Cut eComm Friction


Fixing Flowers With A New Supply Chain


How Drive-Thrus Are Speeding Retail Innovation


Blazing An eComm Innovation Trail With Cargo Bikes



Invisible Opportunities For Better Payments


Betting On Consumers Via Data And Payments


Fixing Flowers With A New Supply Chain


How Drive-Thrus Are Speeding Retail Innovation


Blazing An eComm Innovation Trail With Cargo Bikes



Smart Contracts Lower Freight Factoring Costs


Investors Back The Procure-To-Pay Ecosystem


Faster Payments In SMB Multi-Bank Relationships


X-Border Payments Pilots Take Aim At Supply Chains


AML Compliance Burden Isn't Only For Banks


Wirecard Again Facing Accounting Fraud Allegations


Real-Time Data Takes On Supply Chain Risks


Governments Join FinTech Development Efforts


Australia's Small Business Insolvency Probe


Supply Chains' Deep Risks With Data Innovation


Bringing Government Procurement To Digital Age

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The Lucrative Advertising Life Of Instafamous Kids

This year, an 8-year-old boy in Texas will bring in around $22 million for playing with his toys. Okay, granted he'll also do “reviews” while while his parents record it for YouTube — so technically he's not being paid to play, but to advertise. Far from an outlier, this little guy is part of a growing trend of child influencers who are making some very grown-up money via social media. But is it a good thing to be this exposed online so young? The history of child stars offers up some cautionary tales. Take an Instabreak — it’s the PYMNTS Saturday feature.

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What’s Wrong With The Attack On Gig Economy Pay

Lawmakers have "guns a-blazin'" over pay and benefits for gig economy workers, with Uber and Lyft at the top of their hit list. Karen Webster says all one has to do is look at the regulated taxi industry to see the great hypocrisy of their claims — an industry that for decades hasn’t given a whit about the wages or well-being of its independent taxi drivers. It’s why those attacks, she says, have little to do with worker pay, and everything to do with something else. Here’s what — and why.

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