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OCTOBER 10, 2016

National treasure Kim Kardashian has taught us all a series of invaluable lessons over the years: how to break the internet, that there is no such thing as too much eyeliner and that, if you are on the phone with Taylor Swift, the smart money is on hitting the record button. But of all the lessons we have learned from Kim — and later, Kimye — the most crucial, deepest and most fundamental is that, if one can get themselves behind the velvet rope, one should do so because life in the VIP suite is

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OCTOBER 9, 2016

Patrick Tamm, president and CEO of the Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association, joins us to discuss the upcoming changes to minimum wage and overtime legislation and what that will mean for the hospitality industry.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Is closing on Thanksgiving day becoming the new being open on Thanksgiving day? This week, Mall of America, the nation’s largest shopping mall, announced it was bucking the recent trend of opening stores to shoppers on Thanksgiving. Instead, Mall of America said it would close on Thanksgiving so its 14,000 or so employees could have the day off to spend time with their family, although the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that the more than 520 stores inside Mall of America will have the option

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Payments take the football field, but consumers call the plays. That’s how Dan Charron , EVP and Head of Global Business Solutions for First Data , sees it and how he describes the latest rollout of its commerce technology solution at CenturyLink Field Event Center and CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks , aimed at taking the fan experience to the next level.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

Canadian startup Ask The Doctor announced Ask The Doctor To Start Accepting Bitcoin As Payment on Wednesday (Oct. 12) it is now accepting bitcoin as a new way to further help protect its patients’ privacy. In a press release , the company said that users can choose to pay for advice from a physician by bitcoin on Ask The Doctor’s desktop platform.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

When expense management firm Emburse launched only a year ago, the company entered the market with a commercial card service, issuing virtual and physical prepaid debit cards for specific purchases in an effort to help companies more closely manage employee spend. But as the company has grown, so have its clients, said Cofounder Roger Gu in a recent interview with PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2016

When it comes to ad spend these days, programmatic advertising — using software and algorithms to purchase data-based and highly targeted digital ads automatically — is the new king. In 2016 alone, programmatic advertising will account for 73 percent of all digital display ad budgets. That’s a total of $25.23 billion in ad spending this year, according to eMarketer.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

While mint chocolate chip ice-cream might be the way to a foodie’s heart, MintChip digital currency is not the way to a millennial’s mobile wallet, apparently — at least not in Liberty Village, Toronto. NanoPay is finding that for mobile payments to take off, even among early adopters, using a phone to pay must be much more rewarding and convenient than tapping a card.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In news that will likely come as a surprise to no one given the never-ending proliferation of cyber-attacks over the last decade or so, hackers have found a new and exciting way to turn DVRs, satellite antennas and networking devices against their owners. Apparently all such devices offer an excellent place to do mass tests of stolen login credentials, according to research from Akamai Technologies Inc.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Only in the tech space do we see an unending list of prize challenges hoping to prove that bettering the future can come quicker if we drill down and compete. And the carrot in the competition is no chump change. From hackathons promoted by Worldpay with £5,000 at stake , to PayPal’s annual developer challenge holding a prize worth $150,000 , to Amazon’s $2.5 million prize focused on artificial intelligence enhancements , there is much to compete for and what seems to be an unlimited amount

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Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Milan, Italy was the host of a formal bitcoin conference to address scaling and a protest conference that addressed, well, everything that the formal conference didn’t. Scaling of bitcoin is a thorny issue and one that caused some dissension at the Scaling Bitcoin conference that took place on October 8 and 9. Emin Gün Sirer from Cornell made a pertinent statement on the final day of the Scaling Bitcoin conference: “We were all busy arguing about the block size, but everything else is cruc

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more and more prevalent in almost every facet of people’s day-to-day lives, from its ability to defeat world-class chess players to its implementation into self-driving cars. AI is hot, flashy, buzzworthy and is the future of many industries and applications, but many consumers don’t realize the subtle way it is already influencing and shaping the world of retail.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Though South Korea’s startup ecosystem is relatively new — its first accelerator was launched just three years ago — the culture is evolving quickly. With a big government backing, bold entrepreneurial spirit and increasing FinTech interest, the country’s tech scene is quickly becoming a global force to be reckoned with. In this edition of PYMNTS’ Weekly Tech Center Roundup , we head to South Korea to see what’s driving the growth of its startup scene, and why investors around the globe are taki

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2016

[link]. On Sept. 23, the industry welcomed the rollout of ubiquitous faster payments to every consumer and business in the U.S. via all banks and credit unions. NACHA’s launch of Same Day ACH ushered in three settlement windows, enabling ACH payments to be received same day. In the previous episode of NACHA’s Countdown to Same Day ACH podcast series, NACHA President and CEO Jan Estep identified the overlaps, complements and implications of all the initiatives under the faster payments umbrella —

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Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

Canadian small business lender FundThrough scored an impressive funding round with investors, reports said on Monday (Oct. 10). The company raised $18.6 million from Scale Up Ventures, according to reports, and the funds will be used to help FundThrough expand its SME client base. The company provides financing to firms as they wait for their invoices to get paid by their own corporate clients.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Regulation and compliance can be a tough space for many to wrap their heads around. As technology advances, the threat to digital security and identity protection becomes greater, forcing regulations to quickly adapt. But in a space that’s constantly changing, how can anyone really keep up? It starts by knowing the basics and breaking down many of the common terms and acronyms being thrown around today.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Alternative lending platforms integrating with providers of other financial services has become a new norm. Just look at SAP Ariba , which integrated PrimeRevenue’s supply chain financing into its spend management platform, or Reckon , a small business accounting platform that recently rolled out an SME lending feature thanks to Prospa. The list is long, but cloud accounting solutions are some of the most common targets for an alternative lending integration.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Predictive marketing — using information from customer data, like purchase history, to determine a pattern and predict future outcomes — was once only available to the largest retailers. But now, thanks to new technology and industry innovation, predictive marketing is becoming more and more available to businesses of any size, which is why Windsor Circle recently compiled a survey of 256 small, medium and large-sized retailers to see exactly how they are using predictive marketing to currently

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Alibaba warns that Chinese eCommerce operators could face “tremendous challenges” as it aims to transform the country’s traditional retail industry, worth an estimated $4.5 trillion. According to Internet Retailer , Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang said his company hopes to “upgrade” traditional retailers in China through improvements to distribution, service and product manufacturing, he wrote in a letter to shareholders this week.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2016

For years, accounts payable has had a reputation for being slow, manual and inefficient. New research from Tipalti says — yup — the situation hasn’t improved much. A report released by the B2B payments company this month, conducted by TechValidate Market Research, found that the majority of companies are still depending on manual processes in their accounts payable routines.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Long ago, a cartoon ran in The New Yorker showing a canine seated at a desktop computer. “On the internet,” ran the caption, “nobody knows you’re a dog.”. The same premise holds true today and poses a knotty question in online commerce and FinTech: How do you know the person on the other end of a transaction is really who they say they are? And even if you do confirm their identity, how do you know that person can be trusted?

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OCTOBER 8, 2016

Some people celebrate when their car’s odometer passes a milestone like 100,000 miles. But what if your odometer just topped 2 million miles? That’s the milestone that Google’s self-driving car program is celebrating, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The company had nearly 60 autonomous automobiles on the road across four states over the summer, according to reports, as the internet giants looked to perfect the technology in order to prepare it for consumers.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

Increased globalization has presented a growing number of opportunities for businesses to expand their exposure to international markets. More than ever before, international commerce has been brought within reach of smaller businesses, and they are more than ready for the opportunity. But with this move comes significant challenges. Though cross-border trade is a desirable opportunity, it requires businesses to face currency exchange risks and complexities in dealing with different banking syst

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Coupons — the old-school kind made out of paper — are pretty much a vestige of 20th century commerce that are waiting patiently to die out with their users. This is the conventional wisdom. Coupons were retail’s low-tech discounting solution in a world with Groupon, promo codes and Prime Day. In a retail reality where everything is always on sale, coupons were the clever method by which brick-and-mortar shops drew in customers with deals.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

Remember the first arcade game you ever played? Perhaps it was “Pac-Man,” “Frogger” or “Space Invaders.” “The first game I ever played was Missile Command, and even now, when I put my hand on that oversized track ball, I’m 10 years old again, just for a minute,” said Seth Peterson, a former stock broker, now co-founder and CEO of All You Can Arcade, based in the San Francisco Bay area.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Comments made by Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George at a conference today [October 12] will do nothing to instill confidence among an already hesitant public with the fight against cyber criminals and in digital payments networks. George did not address the U.S. economy but did state that cybersecurity threats are on the rise in payments networks in the U.S, according to Fortune.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Another day, another cyberthreat on SWIFT. The global interbank messaging system, which is used to move trillions of dollars each day and has quickly become a prime target of hackers, experienced yet another attack by a hacking group. In this week’s Hacker Tracker , we explore why hackers continue to have their eyes fixed on SWIFT and what other organizations are also working to fight off their malicious advances.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2016

[link]. Necessity is the mother of invention, and when it comes to retailers, necessity also spawns omnichannel evolution. The PYMNTS Q3 OmniReadi Index, done in collaboration with Vantiv, is one built on 800 disparate data points, with the big picture trends capturing the way people shop across brick-and-mortar and mobile devices. The key, as Karen Webster noted in the Data Drivers series, is the ability to accommodate the consumer wherever he or she might shop.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2016

When Sourcery launched, CEO Na’ama Moran said there was a bit of a chicken-and-egg issue: She wanted the company to become a holistic B2B payments player, but should it begin with accounts receivable or accounts payable? The firm chose the latter, offering its clients — companies in the hospitality and food services sectors — the ability to pay their suppliers by supporting invoice management and payment processing.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

“The freelancer economy is a bubble waiting to pop.”. “The freelancer economy is here to stay.”. Which statement you deem accurate largely depends on the prism through which you view the freelancing business model. A recent Forbes article suggested that, while investment firms continue to pour money into the sector, hype in the gig economy may have outpaced reality.

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