| Mastercard bets on biometric cards for inclusion, Walmart overhauls Jet.com, and Pres out, and NFC gets major upgrade with iOS13 release |  | | Whitepages Pro Spins Out, Becomes Ekata Whitepages Pro is now Ekata â a new, stand-alone B2B business that underscores the important role of identity verification in keeping the wheels of commerce moving. CEO Rob Eleveld tells PYMNTS whatâs behind Ekata, and what lies ahead. |
| Mapping The Maps For Self-Driving Cars (And Drones) Uberâs announcement today (June 13) that it will roll out self-driving cars only emphasizes the need for better mapping so those cars can learn the road. Mapillaryâs platform uses crowdsourcing to map the worldâs streets (in real time) â transforming images into information so logistics can become logical, and autonomous cars can learn as they drive. In an interview with PYMNTS, Mapillary CEO Jan Erik Solem describes how. |
| Diving Into The âCheck-Replacement Cycleâ As much as 80 percent of firms still rely on paper checks, and only 3 percent of firms meet demands for B2C payments. Fiserv VP of Digital Payments and Data Aggregation Paul Diegelman explains to PYMNTS how companies can cross the Rubicon to digital, on-demand payments with the aid of technology â and start the check-replacement cycle. |
| | Biometrics | | Mastercard Bets On Biometric Cards To Advance Inclusion Building a biometric card for a wide variety of developing world users isnât easy â since it needs to be capable of storing and scanning fingerprints without an independent power source. However, Mastercard EVP of Identity Solutions Bob Reany tells Karen Webster that thatâs exactly what the company has spent the last four years building. Hereâs why he says it could be a game-changer in the developing world. |
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