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Why Customer Segmentation Matters In Prepaid
July 30, 2014

Prepaid products have struggled to find their footing in many markets, in spite of the rapid growth reported in the segment. One reason is a “one size fits all” approach to prepaid program development. i2c General Manager Scott Salmon tells PYMNTS how data can help...

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Meritus Releases Update XP In Global Payment Platform
July 30, 2014

Meritus Payments Solutions announced yesterday that it launched Update XP, its new account updater solution, according to a company release. In partnership with its global payment platform Payment XP, major credit card companies can electronically exchange up-to-date card account information.

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Payments Innovation Investment Tracker | Week of July 25
July 30, 2014

Oh where oh where have the investments in Fintech gone? Well, last week, $8.9 billion of it went to a bunch of players in payments with acquisitions in the processing and security sectors leading the way.

B2B Payments
UK Businesses Forced To Make Late Payments
July 30, 2014

According to recent research from Bacs Payment Schemes, late payment debt for UK businesses has reached £46.1 billion. In effect, approximately one quarter of UK businesses are paying their suppliers late because they themselves are still waiting for payment. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Twitter Enthusiastic But Vague About Commerce
July 30, 2014

Reports of Twitter’s death last quarter—when a slow down in the monthly acquisition of new users slowed some, prompted many Twitter watchers to declare the beginning of the end—may have been somewhat exaggerated.  This morning, Twitter is riding high with elevated stock prices after the...

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Amex Gains From Travel Joint Venture
July 30, 2014

During yesterday’s second-quarter earnings call with analysts, American Express Co.’s chief operating officer, Jeffrey Campbell, appeared to want to head off discussion of the Department of Justice’s antitrust trial against the company that began in Brooklyn on July 7. And why not, Amex has a...

B2B Payments
Uber and Airbnb: Applying Consumer Lessons To B2B
July 30, 2014

When two unrelated consumer services—within a day—both made B2B corporate payment moves, it reflected more than B2B payment momentum. Both Uber and Airbnb recently announced new versions of their mobile apps that are geared toward helping organizations book and expense business trips. But what exactly...

International
Flipkart’s $1 Billion Bet On India
July 30, 2014

The brainchild of two former Amazon executives founded in 2007 saw this newest massive cash injection come from  existing investors – including Tiger Global Management – working with new backers: Singapore sovereign–wealth fund GIC and Morgan Stanley Investment Management.  The company claims that goods worth...

International
Amazon’s $2 Billion Bet on India
July 30, 2014

Flipkart, India’s answer to American style eCommerce founded by two former Amazon employees, had almost 24 hours to enjoy their extremely lucrative billion dollar funding round before Amazon showed up to trump their announcement.   Amazon is making its stand in India now it seems,...