Who’s Really Driving Mobile Payments (You’ll Be Surprised)
Who’s Really Driving Mobile Payments (You’ll Be Surprised)
August 28, 2014  |  Financial Inclusion

The leading users of mobile payments in the U.S. are the people who also use prepaid cards, according to a report titled “Prepaid and Gift...

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Monitise Partners With IBM And Shuffles U.K. Deck
Monitise Partners With IBM And Shuffles U.K. Deck
August 28, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Mobile banking and payments company Monitise is tightening its new alliance with IBM, transferring hundreds of its U.K.-based professional services staff to IBM, according to...

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Another Breach. This Time It’s Dairy Queen
Another Breach. This Time It’s Dairy Queen
August 28, 2014  |  News

Dairy Queen’s 4,500 franchised stores appear to be the source of the latest payment-card breach, according to Krebs on Security. The Minneapolis-based fast-food chain said...

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Uber’s Dirty-Trick Tactics Revealed
Uber’s Dirty-Trick Tactics Revealed
August 28, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Uber gave burner iPhones and credit cards to contracted “brand ambassadors” as part of a campaign to sabotage Lyft’s launch in New York, The Verge...

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Half-Billion Dollar IPO For LendingClub
Half-Billion Dollar IPO For LendingClub
August 28, 2014  |  News

Online loan company LendingClub is chasing a half-billion-dollar IPO, according to an SEC filing the company made Wednesday (Aug. 27). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Starbucks In-App Purchasing Takes a Big Step
Starbucks In-App Purchasing Takes a Big Step
August 28, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Starbucks, which has been experimenting with its Pick of the Week promotion that lets customers download music and apps while in a Starbucks store, is...

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Huge Cyberattack Hits JPMorgan
Huge Cyberattack Hits JPMorgan
August 28, 2014  |  Breach Round Up

The attack, which stole copies of gigabytes of banking and checking account details, hit JPMorgan Chase & Co. “and at least one other bank,” Bloomberg...

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Breach Victims Amp Up Target Lawsuit
Breach Victims Amp Up Target Lawsuit
August 28, 2014  |  News

The massive payment-card breach at Target in December triggered nearly 60 class-action lawsuits, which have now been combined into a single amended complaint that was...

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