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U.S. Judge: DOJ Merchant Antitrust Case Against Amex May Proceed
May 07, 2014

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Mobile
Leaf Appoints Sarah McCrary as CEO
May 07, 2014

Formerly COO of Leaf, McCrary succeeds CEO Aron Schwarzkopf as he departs Leaf for new ventures.

International
New CEO Seeks Client Stickiness From Shift In Global Cash Access’ Sales Strategy
May 07, 2014

Instead of concentrating sales on individual products, Global Cash Access has begun bundling its products aided by a kiosk under a strategy change for the gaming cash-access specialist implemented by new CEO Ram Chary. Chary replaced David Lopez as the company’s leader in January and...

Mobile
LevelUp Levels Up With A New Space
May 07, 2014

The mobile commerce platform LevelUp made news that it has grown its staff by 15 percent, moved into brand new offices in Boston and has big plans for what it wants to do next. If you want in on the scoop (and to watch fun...

B2B Payments
E-Commerce Still Isn’t Clicking With B2B Execs
May 07, 2014

The typical B2B buyer does not have the same experience at home as he or she does in the office and is often very disappointed with what he or she finds, when B2B shopping.   A shift is happening in B2B commerce as it becomes an...

Merchant Innovation
What Developed Markets Can Learn From Emerging Markets’ Payments
May 07, 2014

Developed markets are all about the move from plastic to digital while emerging markets are all about leapfrogging plastic and going right to digital. What each have in common is the mobile device and the desire to create a convenient way to enable payments –...

TSYS: “Go Old School to Boost Cardholder Spend”
May 07, 2014

FI’s don’t have to flock to the “shiny new thing” to get cardholders to make a particular payment method top of wallet. In fact, a study released just today from TSYS reveals several “old school” methods that boost cardholder loyalty, proving that sometimes tradition trumps...

Hmmm
Has Consumer Spend Hit Another Wall?
May 07, 2014

Gallup’s new research threw a bit of a wet blanket on prior reports that consumers were feeling all warm and fuzzy about their economic prospects and warming up for a pre-summer spending spree. Adding insult to injury, it turns out that mobile is doing a...

B2B Payments
Hardware Financing Services For B2B Channel Delivered By Ingram
May 07, 2014

Ingram Micro aims to help ease financial burdens on its dealer partners when buying new hardware, by launching a new finance service for its B2B reseller channel that is designed to remove the financial burden on paying for smartphones, tablets and accessories upfront. Get the...