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Christmas greetings 2018
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Season’s greetings & best holiday wishes

From all of us at Payments NEXT, all the best for the holiday season with family and friends! ...
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Dec 21 Global payments news roundup

Welcome to our final global payments news roundup for the year. We’ll be taking a Christmas break and back with you in January. Meanwhile, here’s the best of this week’s global payments news for your weekend reading. SEC Charges Two Robo-Advisers With False Disclosures The ...
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Kroger tests driverless grocery deliveries
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Kroger launches AZ driverless delivery of groceries

Nuro R1 unmanned vehicle The highways got a little more crowded with driverless vehicles as America’s largest grocer Kroger launched a pilot program for driverless delivery of groceries in Scottsdale, AZ. The newest driverless delivery vehicles will serve customers of a local grocery subsidiary Fry’s Food ...
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What’s the future of ATMs?

Could ATMs go the way of the payphone and fax machine thanks to the decline in cash payments and the growth in digital and mobile payments and other fintech innovations? A new report from RBR Research shows the number of ATMs installed worldwide peaked at ...
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2019 payments industry predictions
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2019 payments industry predictions roundup

It’s a busy time of year, so we’ll make today’s newsletter a quick one with a fast roundup of 2019 payments industry predictions from the experts. Perfect for reading on your mobile or while you’re in between making your last-minute online orders. Four Payment Tech ...
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Dec 15 Weekly global payments news roundup

You’re probably elbows deep in holiday shopping crowds, and keeping the shelves stocked online and in-store. So, we’ve got a fast roundup of the best weekly global payments news for your weekend reading. Take a few moments break to read and catch up and then ...
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Honest Chops Butchery, New York
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Mercato helps independent grocers compete with online sales & delivery

Independent grocers and small shop owners can now compete with online sales and delivery against their biggest competitors thanks to NYC-based Mercato Inc. Mercato’s Order Management and Delivery Dispatching Service for independent grocers leverages the same technology Mercato uses for its nationwide online marketplace and ...
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Watch out, malicious bots are coming for your business

The problem of bad bot attacks online is growing fast and it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Most organizations are unprepared to quickly identify and eliminate malicious bots attacks according to the latest study from Osterman Research. The study, sponsored by Cequence ...
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29 US banks join Google Pay

Digital wallet Google Pay announced 29 US banks and credit unions will join its mobile payments network this month. These financial institutions join a growing list of international banks on board with the growing payments platform. Norwegian Danske Bank also added Google Pay for its ...
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merchandise returns cost retailers $351 billion
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What’s the real cost of merchandise returns?

Retailers are not only bracing for the busy holiday shopping season, they’re also getting ready to handle the massive merchandise returns by shoppers online and in-store. In fact, with the rise of e-commerce, product returns are a way of life year-round for online retailers. B-Stock ...
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