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Feds Could Bank $50M From Seized Bitcoin Auction
January 15, 2018

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp., the financial company used by the cryptocurrency industry for wire transfers and deposits, is no longer providing international wire transfers of cryptocurrency. Fortune, citing a Metropolitan Bank customer, reported an immediate halt of services for cryptocurrencies related to international wire transfers....

Global Payments Announces Support for Apple Pay in the UK
June 15, 2015

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, is pleased to announce it will offer its merchants in the UK the ability to accept Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay,...

Global Payments Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings on July 28, 2015
June 11, 2015

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, will release fourth quarter and year-end fiscal 2015 financial results before the market opens on July 28, 2015. Global Payments’ management will host a conference call for investors to discuss these results...

Enabling Multi-Provider Services with Third-Party Service Providers
January 20, 2011

Managing secure credentials on smartphones to enable NFC (Near Field Communication) services is a dynamic new business opportunity, requiring actors sitting amongst legacy mobile, banking and retail industries to lessen the complexities of bringing these new services to market. The question of which parties are...

Enabling Multi-Provider Services with Third-Party Service Providers
January 02, 2011

Managing secure credentials on smartphones to enable NFC (Near Field Communication) services is a dynamic new business opportunity, requiring actors sitting amongst legacy mobile, banking and retail industries to lessen the complexities of bringing these new services to market. The question of which parties are...

Social Commerce: Who’s Turning Visits into Cash?
December 20, 2010

‘Tis the season to be shopping, and retailers have their fingers crossed that this year’s sales will shine a little brighter in comparison to the last two years. This article is Part Two of my piece on social commerce that was published in last month’s...

India: Benefits Connecting Low-Income to E-Payment System
December 14, 2010

Introduction Governments around the world have within their hands a powerful catalyst to promote financial inclusion – their own payment interaction with low-income households. Indeed, government is frequently the largest micro-payer and bill payer in the country. Delivering government payments electronically will not only connect...

Accelerating Deployment of Open NFC Mobile Commerce Applications
December 13, 2010

Introduction Driven by the convergence of standards, core technologies, devices and associated industry alliances, 2011 is poised to be the catalytic launch year for commercial Near Field Communication (NFC) handsets. Two key factors will influence the acceleration of open NFC mobile commerce application deployments in...

Is the PIN Mightier Than the Sword in Fighting Fraud?
December 12, 2010

Introduction Nothing is more important to the future of electronic payments than maintaining consumer trust and, in particular, consumer confidence that sensitive financial information will remain secure. To preserve that confidence, stakeholders in the payment system have made enormous investments in data security and fraud...