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October 5, 2021
Executive Leaders from companies including TransUnion, Fidel, Affinity Solutions, Pentadata, and Arent Fox explored turning financial data regulation into competitive advantage at the Financial Data Forum. Leading card issuers, financial institutions, retailers, card-linked technology companies, and digital marketing technology innovators came together at the Financial Data Forum to share key industry insights. Top companies in attendance included Bank of America, Discover,...
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September 15, 2021
Executive Leaders from companies including Mastercard, Collinson Valuedynamx, Augeo, Figg, Bumped and Arent Fox explored mobile wallets and CLO in 2021 at the CardLinx West Forum. Leading card issuers, financial institutions, retailers, card-linked technology companies, and digital marketing technology innovators came together at the CardLinx West Forum to share key industry insights. Top companies in attendance included Bank of America, Discover,...
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September 14, 2021
Quotient and Figg Partnership to Bring New Product Savings to 100M+ Shoppers Quotient’s product-level rebates will be deployed through Figg’s card-linked offer programs MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – September 14, 2021 – Quotient (NYSE: QUOT), the leading digital media and promotions technology company, today announced its digital, product-level promotions will now be available to more than 100M+ enrolled cardholders through a...
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August 24, 2021
Using Credit Cards is Costing More Shoppers are increasingly being charged fees for using credit cards, the Wall Street Journal reported. While only 5% of the 8 million card-accepting businesses in the US charge fees to consumers who use a credit card, the percentage is rising. Five years ago the percentage was just 2% DCA Insight: The fees are being...
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August 19, 2021
Digital Commerce Alliance Top 20 Women By Digital Commerce Alliance The world has changed significantly since we last published our annual Top 20 Women in Digital Commerce list. A year ago, uncertainty was the watchword, prompting those in our industry to make shifts needed to manage in a pandemic world. While the risks are not totally behind us, companies...
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June 28, 2021
Google Postpones Plans to Remove Cookies to Late 2023 Google’s plan to remove web-tracking cookies from Chrome has generated discord among the competition, regulators, privacy zealots, and the digital-media industry. In response, the Alphabet Inc. unit announced its browser Chrome would delay plans to stop supporting user-tracking technology (third-party cookies) from early 2022 to late 2023 to understand implications better....
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June 16, 2021
Executive Leaders from companies including TransUnion, Onbe, Krowd, Travelsify and OpenSparkz explored artificial intelligence and what’s in store for the future of shopping at the CardLinx East Forum. Leading card issuers, financial institutions, retailers, card-linked technology companies and digital marketing technology innovators came together at the CardLinx East Forum to share key industry insights. Top companies in attendance included Bank...
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June 3, 2021
Executive Leaders from companies including Bank of America, Rakuten, Cardlytics and Fidel explored the platform for change and how mobile wallets are transforming commerce at the Mobile Wallet Forum. Leading card issuers, financial institutions, retailers, card-linked technology companies and digital marketing technology innovators came together at the inaugural Mobile Wallet Forum to share key industry insights. Top companies in attendance...
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May 25, 2021
DCA Member GasBuddy Acquired by PDI Travel and navigation app GasBuddy has been acquired by PDI, a provider of enterprise management software for convenience retailers and petroleum wholesalers. The acquisition of DCA member GasBuddy lets PCI extend capabilities in direct-to-consumer delivery of promotional offers, communication and loyalty programs. DCA Insight This is a strategic move for both parties. GasBuddy’s built...
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April 28, 2021
GasBuddy Acquired by PDI Travel and navigation app GasBuddy has been acquired by PDI, a provider of enterprise management software for convenience retailers and petroleum wholesalers. The acquisition of DCA member GasBuddy lets PCI extend capabilities in direct-to-consumer delivery of promotional offers, communication and loyalty programs. DCA Insight This is a strategic move for both parties. GasBuddy’s built an engaged...
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April 27, 2021
Apps and Advertisers Look for New Ways to Target Users: Apple Ads As Apple makes it harder to target iPhone users with ads, industry players weigh various responses, including updating payment models and devising new advertising techniques. Apple’s changes to its iPhone software are to protect consumer privacy, letting users decide whether or not they want their activity tracked via...
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April 20, 2021
Executive Leaders from companies including Rakuten, TransUnion, FIS and Collinson Valuedynamx explored the age of commerce reinvented and the future of digital shopping. Leading card issuers, financial institutions, retailers, card-linked technology companies and digital marketing technology innovators came together at the inaugural Digital Commerce Alliance Forum to share key industry insights.. Top companies in attendance included Bank of America, Mastercard,...
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