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Plugging Expense Leaks With Spend Management Solutions

PYMNTS

An employee’s accidental use of her corporate card to pay for groceries isn’t a crime, but it does fall under the heading of “ friendly fraud ,” which creates friction for the accounting department. Weddings and events are another sector experimenting with card-based spend management efforts. Tax Time, and Time as a Commodity.

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Data Dive, Fall Chill Edition: Fraudsters, Sears And India’s Data Privacy Laws

PYMNTS

fans traveling to Boston for the start of the World Series will want to pack — and possibly purchase for the first time — sweaters, as this week will be an excellent opportunity to enjoy New England’s crisp fall weather. Gift Cards’ New Unfavorable Fans. As of September 2018, losses from gift-card fraud have hit $53 million.

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U.S. mail delays: more reasons to explore mobile and online banking

PopularBank

Where first-class mail — things like letters, small packages, bills, and tax documents — took one to three days to be delivered, that timeframe will soon extend to between one and five days. The second way we analyze fraud is by the size of its impact, which comes in many forms, including brand damage or financial loss.

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What Amazon HQ2, Interchange Fees And Facebook Have In Common

PYMNTS

I hosted a digital discussion last week with an executive from Sift with more than 15 years of experience building trust and safety organizations for some of the biggest digital brands in the world – including Google , Facebook and Square. Card Networks Want to Raise Their Prices. Amazon Takes Its Bite Out of the Big Apple.

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What Everyone Missed About Facebook

PYMNTS

On those content-filled pages were advertisements hoping to catch the consumer’s eye, build a brand and influence a purchase. About every seven or so minutes, there was a commercial break in which ads were inserted with the same ambition — build a brand and drive a buy. And not, it seems, to enable commerce. trillion searches a year.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. With Venmo charging 100-150bp less that the card networks, merchants will aggressively follow Amazon. Before getting into banking, he started two tech companies in Asia and was a consultant at Boston Consulting Group.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

CB Insights

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. High tax rates on corporate gains meant that the best way to spend profits was to make acquisitions. Those companies made plans.