| Vaping Retail Faces Its FDA Moment Of Truth In an intricate, high-stakes race, regulators are focusing more on the sale of eCigarettes and vaping products to underaged consumers, increasing pressure on online and offline sellers. BankCard USA VP Scott Hardy talks with PYMNTS about building best practices around age verification earlier rather than later, and the move to separate bad actors from legitimate retailers. |
| Resisting The Temptation To âRuleâ In Small Biz Credit Decisions Machine learning and AI can help smooth business processes and eliminate the reliance on paper-based and manual operations. Prashant Fuloria, COO at financial technology firm Fundbox, tells Karen Webster that when it comes to offering SMBs credit, there are guiding principles about which data is most useful â and sometimes, models need models. Hereâs why, he says, the stakes are high. |
| How To Make Gig Workers Feel Smarter About Taxes Gig work is about more than matching employers with labor â itâs about payments and related services, which includes getting taxes right. In a new PYMNTS Matchmakers interview, Keeper Tax Co-founder and CEO Paul Koullick discusses with Karen Webster how digital technology and mobile alerts can prevent gig workers from overpaying or underpaying what they owe to the IRS â and how accountants fold into the mix. |
| | PODCAST: Instant Payments | | What Will It Take To Hit The Instant Payments Tipping Point? Instant payments are a good idea â an idea so good, in fact, they almost sell themselves. Almost, Ingoâs Drew Edwards tells Karen Webster, but not quite â because as the transition to faster payouts kicks into high gear, there are lots of ancillary challenges to overcome. Companies will clear those hurdles, forced to do so by market pressures, but it will be a tricky race â and some pretty established contestants run the risk of falling behind. |
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