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Biometrics: The Key To Overcoming Contactless Payment Limits?

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In the March Digital Identity Tracker® , PYMNTS explores the latest developments in the world of digital IDs, including the rise of biometrics in the border control sector, challenges to digital ID posed by the new coronavirus outbreak and a new credit card-mounted fingerprint reader from NatWest. But the U.S.

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How ‘Smart Bank Transfers’ Can Help Streamline B2B Payments

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The emergence, and embrace, of platforms, he said, can help bridge the great divide between the in-store, hardware laden (via terminals and NFC readers) and online payment processes, which revolve around tokenization, card not present transactions and other digital hallmarks. Looking Toward Underserved Markets .

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Mobile Order-Ahead Sector Goes All-In On AI

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Advanced AI means reducing chargebacks, saving inventory, maintaining brand loyalty and spending more time managing the lunch rush than worrying about fraud.”. As the Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker® states, “AI can be leveraged to analyze and tally credit card transactions similar to how banking transactions are examined.

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NEN Widens USAT Partnership For Cashless Payments Growth

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Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, NEN is a front-end retail and entertainment vending company operating more than 50,000 amusement devices. Through ePort Connect, we are not only enabling NEN to more effectively manage its business, but also bringing consumers more personalized engagements in line with their expectations.”.

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Digital Driver’s Licenses Are Put To The (Pilot) Test

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The plastic cards have become a fixture in American wallets from Maine to Hawaii, required not just when behind the wheel, but also at cigar shops, liquor stores, bars and nightclubs. We’ve always made sure to let people know that a digital driver’s license is not a replacement for your physical card, [but] a supplement,” Werner explained. “We

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The Rise Of Organized — And Disorganized — Crime In Physical Retail

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They say the perfect crime is hard to commit, but last week in Spokane, Washington an intrepid burglar managed to pull it off at the Yuppy Puppy pet store, according to local law enforcement officials. Brown rejected suggestions that it could be a current or past employee, telling local news affiliates, “It was a pro.”.

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For Charter Schools, A Workforce Spend Tutorial

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Given charter schools’ requirements and expectations, it’s no wonder that some are turning to flexible workforce management solutions to help them manage spending. Rafanelli said BuyQ was inspired by his own experience of working with charter schools in Colorado. Charter School Spending Lessons. Where should I spend my money?