Census Bureau: Online and Mail Order Shopping On A Steep Upswing
Census Bureau: Online and Mail Order Shopping On A Steep Upswing
June 09, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

While the rest of the retail sector’s growth is sluggish, electronic shopping continues to pick up steam, according to new U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Going...

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Green Dot Back’s Visa’s PrePaid Standards
Green Dot Back’s Visa’s PrePaid Standards
June 09, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Green Dot Corporation will support Visa’s recently announced designation for consumer reload-able prepaid products in the U.S. The new designation aims at making prepaid cards more consumer friendly...

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David Marcus Jumps Ship From PayPal To Facebook
David Marcus Jumps Ship From PayPal To Facebook
June 09, 2014  |  Acquiring

David Marcus, the head of eBay’s payment service PayPal is moving on to “friendlier” pastures as he becomes the head of  Facebook’s messaging products. This...

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Issues for Banks with Apps
Issues for Banks with Apps
June 07, 2014  |  Financial Inclusion

A report by Gartner shows the challenges for banks of managing multiple apps. Issues arise, as consumers are not able to find apps or aren’t informed about...

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PYMNTS Talks Back: What Apple Did And Didn’t Say at the WWDC, Why SMBs May Be Dumping EMV … and more
PYMNTS Talks Back: What Apple Did And Didn’t Say at the WWDC, Why SMBs May...
June 07, 2014  |  Cool

Apple’s WWDC showing sort of got PYMNTS people talking about Karen Webster’s piece on Apple’s potential mobile payments ambitions. So did reports that small merchants...

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UAE Banks Federation Partners with Central Bank
UAE Banks Federation Partners with Central Bank
June 06, 2014  |  International

The UAE Banks Federation with the support of the Central Bank launched an m-wallet project, which is set to go live in 2015. It will...

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Service with 59.2 M Mobile Users In India
Service with 59.2 M Mobile Users In India
June 06, 2014  |  International

The immediate payment service of India, launched in 2010, reached 59.2M mobile users in April 2014 (+19.3% y-o-y growth). 60 banks have already signed for...

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EMV Or Mobile: It’s a Risk Vs. Rewards Choice
EMV Or Mobile: It’s a Risk Vs. Rewards Choice
June 06, 2014  |  Hmmm

As merchants consider their options leading up to next year’s EMV liability-shift deadline, they are faced with the choice of upgrading their POS equipment, or...

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Will EMV Spoil Retail’s Omnichannel Ambition?
Will EMV Spoil Retail’s Omnichannel Ambition?
June 06, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

We’ve said it before; we’ll say it again. Trekking down the omnichannel path is vital for merchants who want to keep up and stay in...

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