Pressure Mounting On Discover’s Pulse
Pressure Mounting On Discover’s Pulse
July 24, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Discover’s success with its flagship Discover It card helped the issuer and card network to drive strong growth in second-quarter card sales. But pressure is...

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New B2B Payment System Set To Boost Corporate Travel Industry
New B2B Payment System Set To Boost Corporate Travel Industry
July 24, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Electronic payment solutions provider CSI globalVCard recently announced the launch of a new B2B payment system. Called globalVCard travel, the innovation is designed to alleviate...

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Challenger Banks Up Their Invoice-Financing Game
Challenger Banks Up Their Invoice-Financing Game
July 24, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Who says that big banks always have to be the best when it comes to the latest and greatest technological innovations? Arbuthnot Banking Group is...

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Apple Gets iWatch Patent
Apple Gets iWatch Patent
July 24, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

The USPTO issued Apple a patent covering several types of smartwatch devices, including a modular design that has a smart strap with built-in sensors that...

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PayPal’s New Twist on SMB Lending In The UK
PayPal’s New Twist on SMB Lending In The UK
July 24, 2014  |  Europe

PayPal is expanding its Working Capital service to the UK, according to TechCrunch. The UK is the first market outside of the U.S. to get...

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Looking Beyond 3-D Secure’s Rocky Past
Looking Beyond 3-D Secure’s Rocky Past
July 23, 2014  |  CA Technologies

Let’s face it. 3-D Secure hasn’t exactly won the eCommerce popularity contest over the last several years. Customers got confused when they saw pop-up windows,...

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Why U.S. Consumers Are Itching for EMV Cards
Why U.S. Consumers Are Itching for EMV Cards
July 23, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

Fifty-seven percent of MasterCard cardholders in the U.S. said they want EMV chip cards pretty much right away. The question of “What is EMV?” is...

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Nintendo Brings Contactless Payments To Japan
Nintendo Brings Contactless Payments To Japan
July 23, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Nintendo announced this week that its Wii video game console will now be able to accept payment cards in Japan. It was reported that the update...

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How Many Mobile Users Actually Shop Online?
How Many Mobile Users Actually Shop Online?
July 23, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

A new report by BuzzCity says that more than 70 percent of mobile consumers shop online, and about half purchase regularly, while 20 percent browse...

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