Condé Nast’s Epicurious Makes Second Big iBeacon Push Of 2014
Condé Nast’s Epicurious Makes Second Big iBeacon Push Of 2014
August 11, 2014  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Condé Nast’s Epicurious is making its second big iBeacon push of 2014.  Swirl—the business behind Hudson’s and Lord and Taylor’s recent iBeacon upgrades—will now beam location...

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Alibaba Playing Hardball On Fighting Knockoffs
Alibaba Playing Hardball On Fighting Knockoffs
August 11, 2014  |  International

Major consumer brands have struggled for years to control the massive grey market, where the brand’s goods are sold without authorization—and where the items sold...

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Can Your Car Pay To Park Itself?
Can Your Car Pay To Park Itself?
August 11, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

There is no one on Earth who wants to spend more time looking for parking. There is no way to enjoy the experience; nothing to...

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It’s Official: Mobile Devices Rule Our Lives
It’s Official: Mobile Devices Rule Our Lives
August 11, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Mobile devices are now a central part of consumers’ overall lives, or it is for 85 percent of them at least, according to a new...

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Find Bugs? Square Will Pay Up
Find Bugs? Square Will Pay Up
August 11, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

When it comes to fighting cybersecurity threats, there are many possible philosophies, but one school of thought says that if you can’t beat ‘em, it’s...

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A B2B financial-services bubble?
A B2B financial-services bubble?
August 11, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Is 2014 the year of the B2B high-tech financial services bubble? If so, it may already have burst. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Mobile Coupon Predictions: Coming To Grips With What Is Unknowable
Mobile Coupon Predictions: Coming To Grips With What Is Unknowable
August 11, 2014  |  Controversial

Executives always want to know where a particular trend—especially a payment type—will be many years in the future. But it takes a steel-willed employee to...

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Gemalto’s Big $890 Buy
Gemalto’s Big $890 Buy
August 11, 2014  |  News

Amsterdam-based Gemalto has moved to improve and expand its data security protection offerings through the acquisition of Maryland-based SafeNet. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Is “The Uber Experience” Really The Future of Payments?
Is “The Uber Experience” Really The Future of Payments?
August 11, 2014  |  Karen Webster

One of my colleagues recently shared an anecdote about something she observed while in a hotel lobby in San Francisco. A group of young people...

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