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Use Cases Beyond Claims Moves Insurance Industry to Instant Payments
Use Cases Beyond Claims Moves Insurance Industry to Instant Payments
August 14, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

Supply and demand is the eternal balancing act in economics, and in payments, too. Drew Edwards, CEO of Ingo Payments, noted to Karen Webster that...

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Gain Without the Pain: Nuvei Head of eComm on What’s Driving Payments Optimization
Gain Without the Pain: Nuvei Head of eComm on What’s Driving Payments Optimization
August 14, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Payments represent the lifeblood of business success. And business success, like payments, is inherently complex. This inherent complexity, arising because today’s payments sit at the...

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France Keeps Mobile Wallets Ready for Post-Olympic Events
France Keeps Mobile Wallets Ready for Post-Olympic Events
August 14, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Consumers in France are embracing digital wallets for payments. For example, more than one-third (38%) use them for online shopping. Surprisingly, we find millennials in...

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DBS and Ant International Test Blockchain-Powered Treasury Management Solution
DBS and Ant International Test Blockchain-Powered Treasury Management Solution
August 13, 2024  |  Blockchain

DBS and Ant International have launched a pilot of a blockchain-powered treasury and liquidity management solution designed to enable Ant International to reduce the settlement...

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Ride-Hailing Platforms’ Earnings Underscore Gig Economy’s Momentum
Ride-Hailing Platforms’ Earnings Underscore Gig Economy’s Momentum
August 13, 2024  |  Gig Economy

The side hustle — and the ancillary streams of income those hustles provide — now is a lifeline in the paycheck-to-paycheck economy, across all income...

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New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol Brings Innovative Track Record to QSR Environment
New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol Brings Innovative Track Record to QSR Environment
August 13, 2024  |  Personnel

Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol will take over as CEO of Starbucks Sept. 9, and he has the support of Starbucks founder and Chairman Emeritus Howard...

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Google Fitbit Users to Gain Access to Peloton Classes
Google Fitbit Users to Gain Access to Peloton Classes
August 13, 2024  |  Partnerships

Peloton and Google Fitbit have formed a multi-year, multi-country partnership to promote their fitness-oriented offerings to each other’s customers. Starting in September, Fitbit Premium members will have access...

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Tekmetric and Affirm Enable Auto Repair Payments in Installments
Tekmetric and Affirm Enable Auto Repair Payments in Installments
August 13, 2024  |  Partnerships

Tekmetric has partnered with Affirm to enable auto repair shops to offer their customers the ability to pay over time. With this partnership, Affirm’s payment...

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FCC Proposes New Rules on AI-Powered Robocalls 
FCC Proposes New Rules on AI-Powered Robocalls 
August 13, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

In a move that could force businesses to overhaul their automated customer outreach, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed new rules requiring companies to...

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