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Merchant Innovation
Boku Partners With Sunhill To Bill Parking Payments Over Phone
March 26, 2014

Carrier billing-based mobile payments specialist Boku Inc.
and European parking and mobile
ticketing services provider sunhill technologies announced they will make direct global carrier billing available worldwide for sunhill’s services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Merchant Warehouse Acquires Opticard
March 26, 2014

Merchant Warehouse on March 24 announced the acquisition of  Opticard, a company that will help it provide customers a deeper set of mobile coupons, gift cards and loyalty cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

ZipZap Hits Pause On Bitcoin Purchases
March 26, 2014

UK cash-to-bitcoin transfers through ZipZap have been put on pause. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

LoopMe Raises $3 Million In Series A Funding
March 26, 2014

Social media innovator LoopMe has raised $3 million in new finding, the company announced. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Company Spotlight
MasterCard Names Yip To Lead Hong Kong Operations
March 26, 2014

MasterCard has appointed Anna Yip as head of its Hong Kong and Macau operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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VoiceVault Launches ViGo Voice Biometrics Platform
March 26, 2014

VoiceVault has announced the launch of ViGo, its first, exclusively mobile, biometric platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Events
Transmodus Takes Home Best Innovation Via ACH Award
March 26, 2014

Three companies took home the Best Innovation via ACH awards last week in recognition of the unique ways each is leveraging the ACH Network.

Mobile Commerce
UL: HCE Can Speed NFC To Market, But Beware The Risks
March 26, 2014

Near Field Communication growth received a shot in the arm when Google last fall introduced Host Card Emulation (HCE) in its latest mobile operating system. In doing so, it made NFC possible without the need for a secure element. Though HCE offers cost and time-to-market...

Financial Inclusion
Diners Club To Form New Swiss Franchise
March 26, 2014

Diners Club International Ltd. on March 25 announced an agreement to form a new Diners Club International franchise in Switzerland. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....