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Vantiv Expands eCommerce Capabilities Through Litle & Co Acquisition
October 31, 2012

Vantiv has acquired Litle & Co in order to expand its client base and increase its eCommerce payments capabilities, reports The Paypers. Financial details of the purchase, which is expected to close in late 2010, have not yet been made available. Read the full story...

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Vantiv, Paydiant Launch Mobile Wallet Platform
October 22, 2012

Payment processor Vantiv and mobile payments platform provider Paydiant have launched the Vantiv Mobile Wallet, reports Finextra. The Vantiv Mobile Wallet works on both iOS and Android devises and has PCI Level 1 certification. Read the full story here.

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Vantiv Offers Mobile Check Deposit Service to FIs
April 25, 2012

Vantiv is set to launch a new mobile check deposit service for its financial institution clients, according to Mobile Payments Today. The technology is being tested in a pilot program based in Salem, Mo., but 40 other FIs have since signed on to use the...

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Vantiv to Pay Down Debt – And What Else?
March 11, 2012

Less than two years after going public, Green Dot Corp. is now an upstart player in mobile payments. Could Vantiv’s IPO lead to acquisitions as well? Renaissance Capital’s Nick Einhorn talks about what to expect from the latest IPO in payments.   Nick Einhorn  Analyst...

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Vantiv Could Raise $608M in Latest Payments IPO
March 08, 2012

Vantiv Inc., a Cincinnati-based payment processor, could raise more than $608 million through its initial public offering. The company will offer 29,412,000 shares of Class A common stock at a price between $16.00 and $18.00 a share, an official release explains. The offering also grants...

Earthquake Aftermath in Haiti: The Rise of Mobile Money Adoption and Adaptation [1]
January 08, 2012

Introduction In a cybercafé in downtown Port-au-Prince, Jean Yves deposits money into his TchoTcho Mobile account. Michel, his brother who owns the business, recommended that he register for this mobile money service so that he doesn’t have to carry money across town and risk being...

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ROAM Data CEO: Mobile Commerce Can Help Acquirers Win Merchants
November 03, 2011

ROAM Data CEO Will Graylin spoke to PYMNTS.com about the company’s recent participation organizing the Mobile Commerce portion of ETA’s Annual Meeting & Expo while giving insight on using new technologies to win merchants. Part I: Company’s recent participation organizing the Mobile Commerce portion of...

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Earthquake Aftermath in Haiti: The Rise of Mobile Money Adoption and Adaptation [1]
May 25, 2011

Introduction In a cybercafé in downtown Port-au-Prince, Jean Yves deposits money into his TchoTcho Mobile account. Michel, his brother who owns the business, recommended that he register for this mobile money service so that he doesn’t have to carry money across town and risk being...

Re-Routing the Exclusivity and Routing Provisions of the Durbin Amendment*
May 25, 2011

Late last year, the Federal Reserve issued a proposed rule that imposes on every bank and credit union an obligation that is virtually unheard of outside of the context of railroads and other common carriers – a “must carry” obligation. [1] According to the Federal...