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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. 5G Potential. Verizon’s 5G Play. T-Mobile has also said it plans to launch 5G in 30 cities.

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What’s The Reward For Early 5G Deployment? Asia Will Soon Find Out

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That could give the country an edge when it comes to showcasing payment and commerce uses of the mobile network technology — and provide the rest of the world with an example of what might not work so well with 5G-enabled features. The work toward 5G services that could directly impact payments and commerce has started. In the U.S.,

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Branching Out: Physical Locations Boost CUs' Digital Plans

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Petersburg, Florida-based CUSO said its Enhanced Fraud Services initiative has already helped 10 credit unions combat fraud, including chargebacks stemming from instances of members’ payment card details being stolen and sold on the dark web. It also offers participating CUs customized consulting services.

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5G, Biometrics Lead The Way At Mobile World Congress

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The annual gathering wrapped up on Friday (March 1), but the ideas and devices from that conference will certainly help shape the near- and long-term futures of digital commerce and payments. Much like CES, what happens at the Mobile World Congress helps to set the agenda for the rest of the year in payments and commerce. 5G Expansion.

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Hurricane Florence’s Retail Punch

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But the excitement — high drama — warm-up commerce run is now over, and the main event is underway as Florence — and Florence is forecast to be the worst storm of its kind to hit North Carolina in nearly 64 years — is expected to have major effects on retail sales, employment and real estate in the state for a long time after the winds stop blowing.

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The Great Grocery Race Shifts Into High Gear

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Rolling out delivery, curbside pick-up, expanded prepared food offerings, better payments options, richer loyalty rewards and price slashing have all become increasingly common maneuvers as the wide variety of competitors big and small are working overtime to capture the vast amounts of customer spend up for grabs in grocery annually.

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