MasterCard’s CEO Cites Russia And Europe As Challenges
MasterCard’s CEO Cites Russia And Europe As Challenges
May 02, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

MasterCard posted favorable first-quarter numbers, but questions arise about pending legislation in both Russia and Europe that could affect card brands and pricing. Learn what...

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Bitcoin Tracker Week 22
Bitcoin Tracker Week 22
May 02, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Tencent and others have joined The People's Bank of China and banned accountholders from engaging in Bitcoin-related activity. That caused the price of bitcoin to...

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FIS Reports Increase in Revenue and Plans for EMV and Mobile Customers
FIS Reports Increase in Revenue and Plans for EMV and Mobile Customers
May 02, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

FIS is starting 2014 with a strong quarter and is making plans to serve under-banked mobile customers.

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Is The Market Share Party Over for Samsung?
Is The Market Share Party Over for Samsung?
May 02, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Hmm. While overall smartphone shipments jumped 33 percent for first three months of the year, competition from second-tier smartphone providers cut into industry leader Samsung’s...

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FleetCor Pumps Up Q1 Revenue
FleetCor Pumps Up Q1 Revenue
May 02, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Fuel card provider FleetCor announced two international deals while reporting strong first quarter earnings at market close yesterday. One of the deals, involving Shell in...

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Western Union’s Business Solutions a Q1 Stand-out
Western Union’s Business Solutions a Q1 Stand-out
May 02, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Western Union had a mixed first quarter in 2014, reporting both a drop in net profits but an uptick in revenue in 2014. The Colorado-based...

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Foursquare Bets Big, Splits In Two
Foursquare Bets Big, Splits In Two
May 02, 2014  |  News

Until now, the point of Foursquare has more or less been to allow people to check-in to locations and find out what locations their friends...

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PayPal, MyCheck Team-Up Makes Settling-Up While Eating Out Easy
PayPal, MyCheck Team-Up Makes Settling-Up While Eating Out Easy
May 02, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Every day, countless brunches, lunches and dinners with friends are spoiled when a group of ostensibly intelligent people suddenly realize that they do not know...

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Blackhawk Launches Virtual Gift Cards for Smartphones in Canada
Blackhawk Launches Virtual Gift Cards for Smartphones in Canada
May 02, 2014  |  International

The application allows customers to safely store eligible payment and gift cards on their smartphones and make purchases directly from the phone by simply holding...

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