The MasterPass Master Plan
The MasterPass Master Plan
July 24, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

Question. What’s the biggest misperception about MasterCard’s MasterPass mobile commerce platform? Answer. That it’s just a digital wallet. MPD CEO Karen Webster caught up with...

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Zuckerberg: Facebook’s Focus On Ad Revenue, Not Payments
Zuckerberg: Facebook’s Focus On Ad Revenue, Not Payments
July 24, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Earlier this month, PYMNTS.com reported that Facebook is testing a “Buy” button that allows certain customers to purchase items placed in the news feed or...

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Is A ‘Nuclear Blast’ About To Hit New York’s Procurement World?
Is A ‘Nuclear Blast’ About To Hit New York’s Procurement World?
July 24, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Earlier this week, the Washington Post reported that New York officials are trying to create plans for a set of IT contracts that could change...

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New Trade Finance Solution Hits Europe
New Trade Finance Solution Hits Europe
July 24, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Sweden-based financial services group Nordea announced this week that it launched a new web-based trade finance solution in London and Frankfurt. As reported by Banking...

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eDNA: The New Online Identifier?
eDNA: The New Online Identifier?
July 24, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

How consumers interact with computers while online says a lot about them. So much so that a British company believes it can use individuals’ so-called...

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Where Flexibility Can Help, And Hinder, B2B ACH Growth
Where Flexibility Can Help, And Hinder, B2B ACH Growth
July 24, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

NACHA, which oversees the nation’s automated clearinghouse system, has made great strides in recent years to help companies facilitate ACH B2B payments. This progress has...

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New Details on Apple’s mWallet Launch
New Details on Apple’s mWallet Launch
July 24, 2014  |  Acquiring

The buzz is heating-up (again) about the possibility that Apple will soon be making its entry into the wonderful world of mobile wallets.  According to...

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Uh Oh, U.S. Mobile Banking Apps Targeted By Hackers
Uh Oh, U.S. Mobile Banking Apps Targeted By Hackers
July 24, 2014  |  News

Kaspersky Lab recently reported that it detected a significant malware threat “that could affect the 102 million Americans who use mobile banking,” according to BizTech....

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Payment Companies Partner Up To Reach Teen Market
Payment Companies Partner Up To Reach Teen Market
July 24, 2014  |  News

Payments technology firm Virtual Peggy, which launched the youth payment technology Oink, announced that it partnered with Amplifi Commerce to better reach teen retailers. Get...

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