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Mastercard Bets On Biometric Cards To Advance Inclusion

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In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. In the U.S. In the U.S. The Wider Applicability.

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Google CEO Pushes Back Against Regulation Talk

PYMNTS

You know, if you take a technology like artificial intelligence, it will have implications for our national security and … for, you know, other important areas of society. Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, for example, has warned that China might get an advantage over U.S.

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Smile! Retailers Want To Take More Of Your Pictures

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By way of example, at the National Retail Federation trade show in New York earlier this year, Mood Media showed off its smart shelves that aim to detect the moods of passersby. But recent changes have sparked even more interest and innovation from commerce operators. Security Cameras.

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Is Digital Age Verification Coming Of Age?

PYMNTS

The golden age of product reviews and price comparisons. That’s the story told in a new PYMNTS interview with Jason Hardy, chief operating officer at AgeChecker.Net. a national push is afoot to raise the minimum age throughout the country to 21 for tobacco purchases. The golden age of delivery and quick fulfillment.

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When Retail Fraud Is An Inside Job

PYMNTS

But the reality is that the greatest security threat facing retail companies, according to a number of recent surveys, often comes from within. It would appear, then, that not a lot of retailers are putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to protecting against cybercrime from within their own operations.

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Digital Compliance Sends Money Transfers Speeding

PYMNTS

It also requires finding faster ways to securely address customer identification program (CIP) obligations and know your customer (KYC) requirements. WorldRemit is focused on P2P , and its experience has implications for B2B operations, Nazzaro said. Having those compliance checks in place is crucial for a cross-border operation.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5

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For comparison purposes, here are last year''s top five, as measured during September, 2011: #1 BofI Holdings, Inc. #2 So, as a branchless bank, BofI has leveraged its significantly lower operating expenses into profit. To be fair, Access National is headquartered in Reston, VA, one of the best banking markets in the country.

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