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Mobile Commerce
eBay Shelves Magento Go and ProStores
July 02, 2014

eBay’s e-commerce division, eBay Enterprise, announced that two of its products sold through the Magento platform will be shut down as of February 1, 2015. As reported by Internet Retailer, both The Magento Go and ProStores platforms, which count as clients 10,000 merchants, will be...

News
Another Android Security Issue Discovered
July 02, 2014

Researchers recently discovered a crypto key vulnerability that puts 86 percent of Android users at risk, according to several reports. This type of security flaw can give hackers the opportunity to access banking information, virtual private information or even a user’s lock pin screen. Get...

B2B Payments
Is Social Networking The Answer For Purchasers?
July 02, 2014

Connecting with one another through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter is fairly commonplace for individual consumers. But what benefit can “likes” bring to the procurement industry? According to a recent survey, procurement-specific social networking sites are the future, and purchasers are excited to...

Alternative Finances
Moven Nabs $8M To Expand Globally
July 02, 2014

Moven wants to make it easier for users to manage their spending with their smartphones by offering app-based money management tools. Investors are taking notice, the company just closed a Series A funding round led by SBT Venture Capital that leaves the startup $8M richer....

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Ghana Fuel Shortage Sparks Forex Subsidies To Help Distributors Secure Credit For Oil Imports
July 02, 2014

Foreign exchange payments and subsidies provided by the Ghana government are helping to overcome fuel shortages that have hampered the country for more than a week. The subsidies should help distributors to buy more oil from other countries.

International
Japan’s JCB Tests Contactless Payments Service
July 01, 2014

Japan-based payments network JCB is to begin testing a contactless payments service in Tokyo this month, ahead of a commercial rollout in 2015. The EMV-standard technology will be available in plastic cards, mobiles and wearable devices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Europe
Russian Standard Bank Offers NFC SIM Cards
July 01, 2014

Russian Standard Bank, Mobile TeleSystems and MasterCard international payment system have presented NFC SIM cards, which allow making one-touch payments for purchases and services using Mobile MasterCard PayPass® technology in 700k locations in 51 countries. The use of Russian Standard Bank NFC MasterCard card requires...

Exclusive Series
The Truths and Myths of EMV
July 01, 2014

The elephant in the EMV room: why should merchants even bother upgrading their terminals when mobile payments are what merchants really want? Well, because EMV is here, whether we like it or not. Gemalto, in a new report, examines the “myths” circulating about EMV and...

B2B Payments
GoDaddy Set To Help SMBs ‘Get Paid’
July 01, 2014

Technology provider GoDaddy announced today on a company blog post that it had a new innovation designed to help small businesses “get paid anytime, anywhere, and by any digital method.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...