Inside Cantaloupe’s acquisition of CHEQ

Inside Cantaloupe’s acquisition of CHEQ

According to Ravi Venkatesan, CEO of Cantaloupe, the CHEQ acquisition aligns squarely with Cantaloupe’s mission. “We want to move as much commerce as possible to self-service commerce, and we want to be the technology that powers that self-service commerce,” he said. “It's really that simple.”

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Apple Vision Pro and the metaverse economy

Apple Vision Pro and the metaverse economy

Maybe above all else, ask yourself this: If you’re not pining for a $3,499 isolationist “iPad for your face,” then why would others?

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Web scraping and the future of AI

Web scraping and the future of AI

From Matt Ober: With the value of data going up every day and the amount of data-hungry AI models being trained, the web scraping rules are going to come up more and more. This is the first of many lawsuits.

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The ethos and mechanics of engagement banking

The ethos and mechanics of engagement banking

Onsite at Money20/20, The FR sat down with Thomas Fuss, CTO of Backbase.

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The strategy roadmap for a 108-year-old fintech

The strategy roadmap for a 108-year-old fintech

Onsite at Money20/20, The FR sat down with Barry McCarthy, CEO & President of Deluxe.

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Embedded payments in SMS with Solutions by Text

Embedded payments in SMS with Solutions by Text

To Dave Baxter, CEO of Solutions by Text, the expansion into embedded payments is a logical next step for SBT that ultimately benefits consumers. “Bill pay isn’t going away,” Baxter said, citing its place as 30% of consumer spend. 

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Generative AI and the future of cybersecurity

Generative AI and the future of cybersecurity

Onsite at Money20/20, The FR sat down with Yinglian Xie, CEO & Founder of DataVisor.

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Unlocking the future of banking with Stellar Elements

Unlocking the future of banking with Stellar Elements

Onsite at Money20/20, The FR sat down with Corinna Stukan, VP of Product at Stellar Elements.

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Bartering meets tech platforms

Bartering meets tech platforms

Through Go Flex, Uber hopes to use bartering and a semblance of consumer freedom as a strategy for growth. But this payments scheme obfuscates a deeper crisis in supply.

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AI is about to get expensive

AI is about to get expensive

From Matt Ober: The downstream cost of leveraging AI, I believe, will become more expensive or be continuously funded by VC money in the near team. We are already seeing the lawsuits pop up with the New York Times. Owners of data and content want to get paid!

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The future of payouts with Onbe

The future of payouts with Onbe

Onsite at Money20/20, The FR sat down with sat down with Tracy Monson, Chief Product Officer at Onbe, discussing check fraud, security-focused product development, and the future of payouts solutions as new technologies emerge.

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The scavenging growth strategy

The scavenging growth strategy

Coupled with the accelerated nature of venture-backed economics, it’s easy for a privately funded fintech to sink and go defunct without making much of a splash.

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