by Jeff Domansky Despite the promise of AI and its potential as a security tool, we’ve fallen into a world of pain when it comes to cybersecurity. That’s especially true when using CAPTCHAs to defend online forms or website access. If you’re like the average ...
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By Jeff Domansky If there was ever any doubt that buy now, pay later was mainstream worldwide, we can put that notion to bed once and for all. The BNPL news in the past several days alone saw Visa unroll BNPL for merchants in Canada, ...
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By Jeff Domansky Ramped up demand for unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Fraud detection budget cuts during previous low unemployment. Federal and state governments failure to take widespread security improvements seriously. Sophisticated fraudsters in foreign countries filing applications in bulk. The scale of US unemployment ...
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After wrestling with alligators and hosting issues, we’re back with the latest payments news from around the world. Lots going on, so check it out. Visa acquires Currencycloud, which makes APIs for remittances and currency transfers, in a $963M dealA year and a half after Currencycloud raised $80 ...
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By Jeff Domansky New research offers a staggering look at the real costs of failed payments, the key reasons for most failed payments, and why companies are not working harder to solve the problem. In fact, failed payments cost $118.5 billion in fees, labor, and ...
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By Jeff Domansky AR departments talk a lot about AR automation, integrated payments, efficiency, and saving money. However, new research from Billtrust shows there may be a lot more talk than walk when it comes to modernization in today’s AR departments. 86% of AR leaders ...
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By Jeff Domansky With more than 2.8 billion mobile wallets in use worldwide at the end of 2020 and the impact of the pandemic, you’d think US consumers would be quicker to adopt mobile wallets than developing countries. You’d be wrong. New research from Boku ...
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Out of this world! That pretty much sums up this week’s global payments news, and it’s only Friday. Branson and Bezos may be trying to be the first to circle the globe, but we’re here first with the news you need to know, so buckle ...
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By Jeff Domansky The majority of small businesses in six countries (60%) experience cash flow issues at some point, so it’s no surprise 89% of small business owners say cash flow issues negatively impact their business. In fact, it’s among the top three issues for ...
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By Jeff Domansky A new bill payment study shows US consumers struggling with cumbersome bill pay processes and wanting faster, easier bill payments more in line with their one-click online shopping experiences. “Payment innovation in the e-commerce space has upped the ante for bill pay. ...
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