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Sat - November 25, 2017


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Artificial Intelligence: FIs’ Friend Or Foe?


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Account Takeover: An Evolution In eCommerce Fraud


Rebecca Minkoff Has Connected Commerce In The Bag


A Holly, Jolly – And Connected – Christmas


Fighting The Friendly Fraud Fight


Singapore’s Big Week In Blockchain Progress


Visa On Scaling Cross-Border B2B Payments


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Why The Cleveland Fed Pulled Their Online Lending Study


The Life And Times Of A Most-Wanted Fraudster


For FI’s, Risk Becomes Reputation (And Vice Versa)


The Up-And-Down Edition: Bitcoin, Chase Pay And Amazon Prices


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The Toys That Have Stood The Test Of Time
 

For every cutting edge, hi-tech toy on that market that comes and goes — Jimu Robot Buzzbot and Muttbot Kit anyone? — there’s an oldie but goodie that’s stood the test of time. In fact, who knows how many software engineers got their inspiration playing with those first-gen STEM toys like Erector Sets, Tinker Toys and Lincoln Logs? Here are a few of the toys that have gone the distance decades and generations later — and why they’ve stood the test of time.

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What Walmart’s Resurgence Means For Retail And The “Pays”
 

The same media that put Walmart out to pasture a little more than a year ago is now gushing over its ability to “make Amazon sweat.” Karen Webster said that watching the strategic volleying as these two retail behemoths jockey for retail preeminence has made for great business sport over the years. She also believes that as different as they are, Amazon and Walmart today share a strategic focus that complicates the future success of other retailers — who will need help from other “pays” to survive in the years ahead. Find out what that is, and then tell us who you think is best positioned to make a difference.

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