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Alibaba Introduces “Smile to Pay” Facial Recognition Technology

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Jack Ma, Alibaba’s founder, has long planned on launching facial recognition technology for the company’s payment app, Alipay. He first revealed his commitment to the development of this technology at a CeBit Conference in 2015, when […].

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Credit Unions Find ‘Co-opetition’ Key To Closing The Innovation Gap

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CUs are also leveraging the latest technologies, including cloud computing, to continue fostering the relationships with their customers. Though cloud computing still has its teething issues, CUs are exploring a middle ground between public and private cloud servers to determine the best way to harness this technology. million in 2019.

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Corporate Payments Firm AccessPay Secures US Backing

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based corporate payments and treasury technology company AccessPay , reports in The Telegraph said on Sunday (Jan. Corporate payments have not seen the same level of innovation as consumer payments. million investment with Intel Capital in InContext Solutions, a firm targeting retailers with shopper engagement technologies.

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Fed’s Sapenaro On How To Forge Ahead With Payments Innovation

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With initiatives like the Faster Payments Task Force and the Secure Payments Task Force, the Fed is pushing for innovation and progress in the nation’s payments infrastructure and market. Two in particular, he said, are technology and payer habits. “It’s It’s a combination of both,” Sapenaro said.

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Pharmacies Drive More Retail Innovation

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Pretty much everyone needs medicine at one or another, and that need is helping to drive retail innovation and attempts at disruption in the pharmacy business. The news represents the biggest round of store closures for Walgreens since 2015. But innovation efforts continue for retail pharmacy operations. Delivery Push.

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Fed Names New Payments Security Leader

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Federal Reserve System has appointed its Payments Security Strategy leader, the agency announced Friday (Dec. He will lead the Fed’s initiative to address payments fraud risk and boost the security of payments in the U.S.

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Biometrics Innovation Tests Consumer Privacy Sentiment

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Thanks to smartphones equipped with facial and fingerprint recognition for security, many consumers now have up close and personal experience with newer forms of digital ID. Innovations — some more fantastical than others — keep emerging, though. Biometrics isn’t as sci-fi as it once was. Vein recognition? Voice patterns?