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2018 Recap: The Year In Grocery Innovations

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Shoppers had new opportunities to buy groceries without having to walk through the aisles of their local supermarkets or wait in line at checkout counters this year, as grocers rolled out digital innovations in shopping and payments. Personal Shopping Services.

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Square Buys Up $50M In Bitcoin

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The company has previously invested in bitcoin “from a product, leadership and legal innovation perspective.”. Square is the second publicly traded company to make such a bet, following a $250 million bitcoin purchase by MicroStrategy , a Virginia-based software intelligence firm.

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US Card Skimming Grew Nearly 5x in 2022, New FICO Data Shows

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For 2022, we saw a significant increase in compromised cards resulting from skimming activity. Total compromise cards were up 368% from 2021, with more than 161,000 impacted cards identified — nearly a 5x increase over 2021. Now that we have data from the entire year to review, we are seeing the alarming trend continue.

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Why 7-Eleven Is Betting On Voice Commerce To Keep Customers Loyal

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Because it’s at the fuel pump that Sethia and his team have made their latest customer innovation. It announced this week that it is piloting Fuel Loyalty at participating 7-Eleven stores in North and South Orlando, Florida; North Texas; and Woodbridge, Virginia. We are not going to stop there with voice commerce,” he said.

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Mastercard, Instacart To Provide Grocery Delivery Benefits To Cardholders

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The feature is also available for debit, small business and prepaid card users, according to the announcement. Initially, it will make deliveries from 750 stores nationwide in a first phase covering Virginia; Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Starting Thursday (Oct. A Mastercard is required as the default payment method. Florida; and Texas.

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LG Pay Goes Live In The US On Select Phones

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.” Available nearly anywhere Mastercard and Visa are accepted, LG Pay is based on wireless magnetic communication technology, which lets users make purchases by touching their smartphone to traditional credit card payment terminals. Bank and Virginia Credit Union, with additional institutions expected later this year.

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How design and innovation drive accessibility in financial services

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For the industry, it’s clear that ongoing innovation and inventive thinking is required to ensure that people with disabilities have just as much choice and control in their financial affairs as all other customers. The post How design and innovation drive accessibility in financial services appeared first on Banking.com.