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Controversial
Start-Up Round Up, Who’s Getting Funded
March 18, 2014

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New Feedzai Survey Puts The Blame Game Under Review
March 18, 2014

Experiencing a data breach is a bad enough situation, but how consumers view the event can be just as damaging. As such, prevention plays a key role in securing consumer confidence, and just more than half of consumers put that responsibility squarely on merchants, new...

CEO Series
For Feedzai’s Sebastiao, Space Work Turns To Fraud Detection
March 17, 2014

In January, Feedzai launched in the U.S. a fraud-prevention solution available for omnichannel commerce. Founded by aerospace engineers and data scientists, the company provides a means by which merchants, processors and other organizations may use Big Data to anticipate and detect fraud earlier. Get the...

Alternative Finances
Payments Trends All The Talk At SXSW
March 17, 2014

The South by Southwest (SXSW) festival now underway in Austin, Texas, is representing an opportunity for various payments players to show their wares and demonstrate emerging technologies’ possibilities. It’s also generating lots of discussion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Company Spotlight
Picking Sides In PIN Debit EMV Routing
March 17, 2014

MasterCard issuers will be able to choose and advance network relationships, and merchants will be able to continue to route transaction as desired without needing making significant technological upgrades, under a recent deal Fiserv Inc. struck with the card brand. Fiserv is making MasterCard’s U.S....

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VeriFone’s New Strategy Begins To Take Root
March 17, 2014

VeriFone Systems Inc. experienced mixed fiscal first quarter results, as net revenues were up 2 percent, but the company experienced a $16.2 million loss as it worked on a number of initiatives to improve the company’s operational efficiency.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Image-Capture Tech Competition Picks Up
March 17, 2014

USAA Federal Credit Union and Mitek Systems Inc. have a long-running patent dispute over the use of mobile image-capture technology. But that’s not keeping competitors from entering the space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Company Spotlight
MasterCard Deal Brings Banking Products To Youth And Children
March 17, 2014

MasterCard has launched a published guide to help children and youth understand and manage their finances. The guide “Banking a New Generation: Developing Responsible Retail Banking Products for Children and Youth” is designed to help financial institutions, nongovernment organizations, and governments to provide banking and...

Company Spotlight
Monitise Adds Two-Way Alert Notifications
March 17, 2014

Why limit banking alerts to one-way notifications with customers? A new service from Monitise PLC gives customers a chance to communicate back – right away.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...