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COVID-19 Sees More Online Grocers Accept EBT SNAP Payments For Food

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Online grocers are increasingly allowing underprivileged consumers to use EBT payments (the modern equivalent of food stamps) at a time when the pandemic has made going to the store too risky for many shoppers. The move by the two companies is just the latest initiative in a growing trend of EBT acceptance for online grocery shoppers.

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Report: Address Verification APIs Fix eTailers’ Last-Mile Problem

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Merchants and other online services must be sure these processes are also secure, however, especially as fraud attempts have continued to climb. Creating onboarding experiences that can keep consumers’ attention to completion has only become more difficult in recent years as customers have become spoiled for choice of online merchants.

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Amazon Said To Roll Out PillPack Service To Employees

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News of Amazon ‘s acquisition of online pharmacy startup PillPack have had analysts assuming the eCommerce conglomerate is ready to introduce an online pharmacy to its suite of services. While customers in every state, except Hawaii, can receive drugs from PillPack, only a select few facilities can deliver the product.

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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. It is now moving into phase two: testing digital licenses in online and other digital environments. You have a choice,” she explained.

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Top 10 Regulatory Topics NBFIs Should Prepare for in 2022

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Thanks to an increase in mobile payments precipitated by the pandemic and rising security concerns due to the Russian conflict in Ukraine, the world of financial fraud prevention is more dynamic than ever. Recently, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (SAFE Act) passed the house for the third time.

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How P&C Insurer TMNAS Is Leveraging Digital Payments During The Pandemic

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TMNAS is a shared services provider for three North American insurance firms: First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Philadelphia Insurance Companies and Tokio Marine America. Insurers could even begin leveraging online payment platforms such as Early Warning Services’ person-to-person (P2P) app Zelle. “We

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Grocers Get Creative With Delivery

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Devising options for customers to buy online, pick up in-store (or at a 24-hour kiosk near the store) is another. Finally, she lobbied legislators and secured $1.5 But sometimes, a more creative approach in retail is needed. The Vinton County resident in charge of the senior citizens group had had enough.