Alipay Goes Bio(metric)
Alipay Goes Bio(metric)
September 03, 2014  |  News

Alibaba’ payments arm Alipay has partnered up with Chinese handset maker Huawei to help consumers have mobile payments literally at their fingertips.  The companies are...

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World Bank Demands Action On Digital Payments
World Bank Demands Action On Digital Payments
September 03, 2014  |  Cool

The World Bank is pushing the G20 nations to increase digitized payments to the world’s 2.5 billion unbanked adults, saying that less cash will mean...

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How Much Will EMV Really Cost Issuers?
How Much Will EMV Really Cost Issuers?
September 03, 2014  |  News

Analysts have put a multi-billion dollar price tag on the move to EMV by issuers in the U.S. Yet, what we have learned from other...

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1-800 Flowers Acquires Harry & David
1-800 Flowers Acquires Harry & David
September 03, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Consumers lamenting their inability to send gourmet pears to potential paramours along with flowers received some good news Tuesday (Sept. 2).  1-800 Flowers has agreed...

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Lessons Learned From JPMorgan Chase Breach
Lessons Learned From JPMorgan Chase Breach
September 03, 2014  |  News

One of the most troubling lessons from the JPMorgan Chase data breach is that organized cybercrime gangs today are quite good at avoiding the patterns...

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Why YouTube Did A Deal With Google Wallet
Why YouTube Did A Deal With Google Wallet
September 03, 2014  |  Mobile

Fan funding is the ability for someone watching some content on, for example, YouTube to click to directly support that video producer. In a deal...

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What The Apple ICloud Breach Means For Payment Security
What The Apple ICloud Breach Means For Payment Security
September 03, 2014  |  Breach Round Up

Apple is investigating reports that a security hole in one of its online services allowed cyberthieves to download nude photos from the iCloud accounts of...

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The Latest Retail Breach Victim – Home Depot
The Latest Retail Breach Victim – Home Depot
September 03, 2014  |  Breach Round Up

It appears that Home Depot may be the large retail victim of a cyberthief gang and its breach—which apparently began as long ago as late...

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Nordstrom To Enable Apple iPay
Nordstrom To Enable Apple iPay
September 03, 2014  |  Mobile

Nordstrom will don the wardrobe of Apple’s apparel mobile payment partner, according to a report Tuesday (Sept. 2) in Bank Innovation, which noted that Nordstrom...

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