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Rakuten In-Store Network Implements Offers In Google Pay

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The Rakuten In Store Network has turned on offers in Google Pay, allowing users of the payment method to receive cash back on promotions connected to their cards for eCommerce and brick-and-mortar purchases, according to a Tuesday (Dec. 8) announcement. What sets the offers experience apart in Google Pay is the simplicity and the ease of use.

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Slow EMV Conversion Invites Fraudsters to Self-Serve at Gas Stations

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With an October 1, 2020 deadline to have EMV chip card readers installed on the nation’s 1 million fuel dispensing pumps, the number that remain to be converted could be as high as 75%, industry experts say. Nevada, Florida and Michigan have the highest unattended gas fraud rates, while the lowest are in New Hampshire, Alaska and Maine. .

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Taking A Data-Driven Approach To Meeting CU Members’ Banking Needs

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The Alaska Credit Union League is suggesting that Alaskan residents head to their CUs and FIs to draft plans to pay off outstanding loans, for example. The company has plans to further enhance its mobile services, including support for online card management tools according to a recent press release.

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CFPB highlights bank account or service complaints in fifth monthly complaint report

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Complaints about prepaid cards showed the greatest percentage increase, increasing about 193 percent from the same time last year (August to October 2014 compared with August to October 2015). (In In its Fall 2015 rulemaking agenda , the CFPB estimated that it expects to issue a final prepaid card rule in March 2016.).

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Deep Dive: How Buy Online, Pickup In Store Helps Retailers Compete Against Delivery Giants

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Some stores are leveraging automation to make the click-and-collect experience faster as well as cheaper and easier to manage. states receive free two-day shipping, while members in Alaska have access only to free shipping within three to seven business days. Rural customers may therefore see diminished online delivery offerings.

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Fingerprints, Firearms And FedEx 

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The system works by scanning a consumer’s handprint at distance (it is not a contact scan that requires the customer to lay their hand on a device) and using a combination of computer vision and depth geometry to identify them and connect to their card on file. By comparison, paying with a card takes 4 seconds.

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Data Dive: And The Winner Is Edition — SMBs Worldwide, DoorDash And Gun Regulation

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On the upside, this year’s Best Picture presenters, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, managed to make the most of their second chance and got the winner’s name right the first time around. As we sat and talked about it with our management team, it was — to a person — that this is what we need to do,” he said.