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5 Things to Know About Lend Up
March 10, 2014

LendUp is attempting to redefine the payday lending, and make loan experience for the millions of unbanked Americans more fair and transparent. Rather than force Americans to turn to predatory lenders and banks, with their high interest rates, LendUp wants to give those looking for...

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5 Things You Need To Know About Payperks
March 10, 2014

PayPerks is a sweepstakes-based awards program giving prepaid cardholders an easy way to learn about their cards and a chance to win cash prizes. Innovation Project 2014 Expo Feature- PayPerks from PYMNTS.com

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Summer School: Opening Keynote
March 10, 2014

A deep dive into mobile payments. PYMMNTS Summer School Karen Webster Opening Keynote from PYMNTS.com

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5 Things You Need to Know About SelfPay
March 10, 2014

DRA’s SelfPay is more than a payment method; it is a complete in-aisle shopping assistant. Innovation Project 2014- Expo Profile with SelfPay from PYMNTS.com

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Inside MasterCard’s C-SAM Acquisition
March 10, 2014

MasterCard today took a strong move to push out mobile-wallet technology faster globally, including its own MasterPass digital service, with the announced planned acquisition of long-time partner C-SAM, whose platform supports not just payments but also customer-specific offers, loyalty incentives, banking, bill-pay options and nonfinancial...

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How to Make It in Mobile Commerce
March 01, 2014

How to make mobile commerce a profitable and worth while opportunity

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Will Consumers Ever Accept Money-Management Apps?
January 17, 2014

Money-management apps offer consumers the opportunity to manage their money more effectively. However, adoption by users has hit or miss at best, as many aren’t that interested in creating personal budgets. Some consumers have a tough time getting into the habit of regularly using these...

CEO Series
Will The Target Breach Kill Branded Debit Cards?
January 08, 2014

With the Target breach still clearly visible in the rearview mirror, the payments space is beginning to ask the toughest question of all: Where do we go from here? As Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster explained in a recent commentary, it’s a “huge, huge...

Digital River Teases Bitcoin Integration For 2014
January 06, 2014

2024 might feel far away, but as Market Platform Dynamics (MPD) CEO Karen Webster has illustrated, thinking one, two or even three years ahead in payments is no longer enough. Planning smart in this industry means never resting on your laurels, it means looking ahead...