New iPhone Feature Matches Apps To Locations
New iPhone Feature Matches Apps To Locations
June 04, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

In a new feature unheralded in the keynote address during this years WWDC, iPhone users will soon have access to a feature that shows you...

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Swiss Researchers ‘Spoof’ Secure Software
Swiss Researchers ‘Spoof’ Secure Software
June 04, 2014  |  News

The biometrics group at the Idiap Research Institute in Switzerland recently announced that they had found a way to “spoof” a vein recognition device. Previously,...

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SEC’s Bitcoin Crackdown
SEC’s Bitcoin Crackdown
June 04, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

It seems everyone lately is looking to bring bitcoins into the legally controlled mainstream, and now the SEC is getting in on the act. Yesterday,...

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FTC Calls For Greater Data-Broker Transparency
FTC Calls For Greater Data-Broker Transparency
June 04, 2014  |  Hmmm

Today, Big Data is all the rage, as retailers, banks and others in the payments and commerce ecosystems want to know more about their customers...

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United Stationers Pushes To Improve B2B E-Commerce
United Stationers Pushes To Improve B2B E-Commerce
June 04, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Business-to-business e-commerce could soon see some major changes. That is, if the B2B retailer of industrial products United Stationers has anything to say about the...

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Apple: Touch ID One Step Closer To Fruition
Apple: Touch ID One Step Closer To Fruition
June 04, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Cardflight, a provider of mobile POS technology, announced this week that it will incorporate Apple’s Touch ID technology into its SwipeSimple mobile payments application. According...

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Company Offers Cannabis Community Non-Cash Payment Options
Company Offers Cannabis Community Non-Cash Payment Options
June 04, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Earlier this week, Mentor Capital, Inc. announced that its portfolio company, Bhang Corporation, established Bhang Financial. This new division will offer the Cannabis Community non-cash...

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NCR: It’s Time To Curb ‘Show Rooming’
NCR: It’s Time To Curb ‘Show Rooming’
June 04, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Tech company NCR Corp. announced this week that it had developed a new way to prevent customers from “show rooming” in brick and mortar stores,...

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New Tools Emerging To Improve U.S. Consumer Financial Literacy
New Tools Emerging To Improve U.S. Consumer Financial Literacy
June 04, 2014  |  Financial Inclusion

State and federal government, and private-sector companies, increasing are developing and rolling out initiatives to help workers better understand their short- and long-term financial needs....

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