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September 20, 2016
We welcome UBS (NYSE: UBS) to The CardLinx Association! UBS is the largest bank in Switzerland and is the world’s largest manager of private wealth assets. The bank is present in all major financial centers, has offices in 54 countries and employs approximately 60,000 people. A premiere global financial services company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS provides wealth management, asset management, investment banking...
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September 20, 2016
Silvio’s banking.com article “Transforming Banking Through the Internet of Commerce Things” discusses how card-linking is changing the future of banking. Here’s an excerpt: Banks are in a unique position to shape what banking for the 21st century will look like when virtually any device can access the internet and become the payment. What makes IoCT possible is card-linking. It links an existing...
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September 16, 2016
The launch of iOS 1o for Apple iPhones includes two IoCT updates: Apple Pay enabled on mobile Safari and Siri can now help you order things. It’s always been challenging for retailers to get consumers to the finish line with mobile e-commerce. Small screens and multiple field entries are high barriers to completed transactions as over 68% of e-commerce shopping...
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September 12, 2016
No so, says CardLinx CEO Silvio Tavares in Benzinga today. Here is an excerpt from the article: …if you look closely, one realizes that a severe downturn in the Silicon Valley economy will not be happening any time soon, and certainly not before the end of this year. The reason is that many of the new breed of Silicon Valley...
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September 9, 2016
Here’s the full article about the Internet of Commerce Things by CardLinx CEO Silvio Tavares: Unless you have been on an extended vacation in the Antarctic with no access to WiFi, you have by now heard of the “Internet of Things” commonly referred to by its pithy acronym “IoT”. IoT refers to technologies that are supposed to change the world...
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September 1, 2016
We’ve launched this blog as a place to discuss the latest technologies and innovations across all the industries the CardLinx Association covers: marketing and advertising, payments, banking, card-linking, loyalty and offers, consumer retail and e-commerce. We will also spotlight new and evolving technologies influencing these industries like biometrics, cloud computing, big data and deep learning applications. The name of this...
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May 5, 2014
CardLinx™ Task Force, Chaired by Linkable Networks, Releases New Standard for Card-Linked Advertiser Insertion Order New Boar Standard allows merchants and advertisers to place one order per offer and publish across multiple digital platforms May 05, 2014 06:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The CardLinx Association, which facilitates standards, interoperability, and growth in the card-linked offers industry, today announced...
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January 27, 2014
CardLinx CEO and Board Members to Present at Goldman Sachs Technology Conference Industry Leaders to Discuss Interoperability and Growth of Card-Linked Offers January 27, 2014 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference 2014 SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The CardLinx Association, the association that facilitates the interoperability and growth of the card-linked offers industry, will share insights on this...
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January 1, 1970
Open Banking Oens Doors to Card-Linking Opportunities Consumers’ ability to manage all their financial data in one location is an appealing concept—and open banking makes it possible. Open banking leverages a set of technologies and standards that let consumers safely and securely consolidate their account information. They grant permission and control over who uses their data and how, and reap...
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January 1, 1970
2022 DCA Industry Study Shows Strong Annual Growth More than one-third of respondents report card-linking growth rates up more than 100 percent HERNDON, Va. (Dec. 19, 2022)—The Digital Commerce Alliance (DCA) released 2022 data revealing industry trends related to the card-linking, mobile wallet, and financial data space at the annual DCA Summit held earlier this month. Among the global trade...
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