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MasterCard's Three Key Factors For Loyalty's Evolution

19 March 2013

How are major players in payments working to reinvent loyalty and rewards programs? PYMNTS.com spoke with Nandan Mer, group executive, global loyalty solutions at MasterCard, about MasterCard's approach to loyalty, the company's new partnership with Truaxis and more.
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Mobile Moms: How Much Does mShopping Matter?

19 March 2013

Moms often lead the pack when it comes to mobile shopping trends, so what do their preferences tell us about where mShopping is headed? We take a look at an Alt12 study that reveals some interesting stats about what matters most to moms who use their devices to transact.
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Loylogic Takes Global Approach With Loyalty Innovation

15 March 2013

As analytics tools improve and big data gets bigger, loyalty is an industry influenced by constant change. PYMNTS.com spoke with Dominic Hofer, CEO and founder of Loylogic, to discuss how companies can be innovative in the space, and to review what merchants and consumers alike stand to benefit from the next wave of loyalty solutions. Why does Hofer define his company as a "virtual currency clearinghouse?"
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MasterCard Launches New “Sector Insights” Retail Reports

12 March 2013

MasterCard today is announcing the launch of their new "Sector Insights" reports: a weekly spinoff of their Spending Pulse tracker that will provide actionable big data to merchants, issuers and governments alike. What type of transactional information does Sector Insights contain, and how does it reflect current regulatory, economic and consumer trends? PYMNTS.com spoke with Sarah Quinlan, SVP at MasterCard Advisors, to learn.
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Study: Americans Are Dying With More And More Debt

22 January 2013

A new study that finds Americans born in the early 1980s have over $8,000 more in debt than did those born in the 1920s, and repay their loans at a slower rate, too. What can be done to curb this troubling trend?
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Heartland Hedges Its Bets As It Moves Upmarket

21 January 2013

We interviewed David Hogan, executive director at Heartland Payments, who spoke of his company's strategy of being the Switzerland of payments in a time of rapid change and innovation. Can Hogan predict which payment technology will become most prevalent in the coming years?
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