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Green Light For Green Dot’s Q1 Performance
May 01, 2014

Who didn’t feel the brunt of the brutal winter? Well Green Dot did, but not enough to jar Q1 results. An unexpected one-time revenue event, plus a bump on active cards and purchase volume gave investors something to smile about.

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First Data’s Q1 Segment Performance A Mixed Bag
April 30, 2014

Transaction processor First Data Corp.’s first-quarter performance was a mixed bag, as its Financial Services and International segments showed year-over-year revenue gains, while Merchant Solutions (formerly called Retail and Alliance Services) saw revenues drop slightly. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Cards, Regulation and Small Business Financing
April 30, 2014

Thirty percent of SMBs leverage business credit cards to finance their businesses. But the rules and regulations related to interest rates and APRs that protect consumers’ don’t apply to corporate cards. The result is a potentially devastating impact on the ability of SMBs to access...

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Are Small Business Credit Card Holders Protected?
April 30, 2014

The rules and regulations that protect consumers card have long been at the forefront of news and regulation but small business owners and credit card holders in the US, are second-class citizens. The laws that have benefited consumers and changed the average fees and pricing...

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Target Appoints New Chief Information Officer and plans to enable MasterCard chip-and-PIN technology for REDcard...
April 29, 2014

Target has announced two major initiatives this morning, both with the potential to change the retailer’s immediate future significantly. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Do Digital Devices Drive In Store Sales?
April 29, 2014

New research says that in-store sales driven by use of smartphones, tablets and home computers represent a much larger share of overall retail sales than originally understood. And, merchants may be missing a big opportunity to influence those numbers. Find out what savvy retailers are...

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Shh, These Startups Are Still Working On Changing The Future
April 29, 2014

What rolls, floats among the clouds and allow complete security? The start-ups in this week's Start-up Roundup! We have AdRoll changing the face of marketing, Luminol and Electric Cloud securing data and Synack keeping everything in perspective.

B2B Payments
VersaPay Brings eInvoicing to Heartland Clients
April 29, 2014

eInvoice - 1, USPS - 0. The efficient distribution of eInvoicing solutions to SMBs just got a whole lot easier thanks to a VersaPay/Heartland deal to target small and midsize companies that still generate paper-based invoicing and stick them in the mail.

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Will LivingSocial’s ‘Strategic Refocus’ Be Enough?
April 29, 2014

Local deals and marketplace provider LivingSocial once had grand plans for an initial public offering, but Groupon’s IPO flop apparently altered that thinking. Now the struggling company is focused on making internal fixes, including selling off unwanted assets. Will the proceeds from those sales provide...