Banks Went The Apple Way
Banks Went The Apple Way
September 12, 2014  |  Mobile

The mobile payment relationship between the major banks and Apple is, to put mildly, a delicate one. Apple’s move has the potential to vastly increase...

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Telcos Fear No Big Payday From Apple Pay
Telcos Fear No Big Payday From Apple Pay
September 12, 2014  |  Apple Pay

How should telcos around the world react to Apple Pay? Should they ride along and cooperate fully—potentially hurting their own mobile wallet efforts—and sell as...

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China UnionPay Partners With Apple Pay
China UnionPay Partners With Apple Pay
September 12, 2014  |  Apple Pay

The relative dominance of the QR code in the Chinese mobile payments market may be coming to an end, are at least facing its first...

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Alliance Data’s $2.3 Billion Acquisition Deal
Alliance Data’s $2.3 Billion Acquisition Deal
September 12, 2014  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Alliance Data systems has agrees to acquire Conversant for $2.3 billion.  The purchase will reportedly allow Alliance to form an end-to-end marketing service, reports The...

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Drug Dealer’s Best Friends Are Bitcoin, Prepaid Debit
Drug Dealer’s Best Friends Are Bitcoin, Prepaid Debit
September 12, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

For those who say there is no e-commerce application for social media the drug dealing population of Instagram stand as a stark, if weird, counter-example. ...

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