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The Future of Blockchain Data : Our Investment in Allium

Tom Tunguz

Large scale ETL (extract, transform, load) processes are a critical part of any data pipeline. In the world of blockchain, these processes are even more complex. In web2, the engineering team building a payment processing system will convey to the analytics team the data schema.

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Nobody Knows : Steel & Blockchains

Tom Tunguz

Asking “What problems do blockchains solve?” Blockchain networks are a new construction material for building a better internet. Which database did PayPal use to enable internet payments? 1 Venmo surged with social & mobile payments in the 2010s. is like asking “What problems does steel solve over, say, wood?”

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Digital Payments: 12 Digital Payment Options to Consider Accepting in Your Business

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We can hail a ride from a mobile app, and our transactions for all sorts of goods and services can be easily paid for from our phones. Physical wallets are phasing out, left behind in favor of digital wallets and other digital payment options. In 2019, 77% of US consumers were using at least one type of digital payment system.

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The Ultimate Guide to Online Payment Processing

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Customers in this age of instant gratification always expect a smooth and seamless online payments experience. As a business owner, you must have a clear understanding of how online payments processing works to be able to create a hassle-free checkout process that will keep buyers coming back to your eCommerce store.

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The Most Common Types of Contactless Payment Methods and How They Work

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The desire for frictionless payments skyrocketed contactless transactions to 8.1 Customers now prefer to skip the slow, fraud-prone process of swiping or inserting magnetic stripe cards. The system generates a one-time encrypted code for each transaction, preventing fraudsters from stealing payment data. Read/write technology.

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What is an EFT Payment? Everything to Know About This Method of Payment

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More and more, cash-only businesses are falling by the wayside, unable to keep up with consumer demand for convenient electronic payments. The world of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payments is vast, spanning just about every payment method you can think of. This post covers everything you need to know about EFT payments.

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Embracing Crypto Payment Solutions for SaaS Businesses

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Just when you thought the world of SaaS would not be changing any time soon, the groundbreaking new shift to crypto payment solutions hit SaaS businesses like a bus full of bricks. Despite their current status as a relatively uncommon payment option in global e-commerce, accounting for less than 0.2% Let us dig into what this means.