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B2B Payments
SWIFT To Help Customers Detect Financial Crime
May 01, 2014

SWIFT has recently expanded its scope of services from payments to compliance, including the launch of its KYC Registry. More recently, it launched multiple initiatives to help banks better manage their data and monitor financial crime risks. Dubbed, Compliance Analytics, this business intelligence toolkit is...

B2B Payments
ECB Steps Up SEPA for Cards
May 01, 2014

Now that credit transfers (CTs) and direct debits (DDs) are nearly finished in the migration to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), the Eurosystem is now turning its attention to the largest electronic retail payment instrument: card payments. A new report, “Card payments in Europe...

B2B Payments
Unisys Aviation Focus
May 01, 2014

Unisys Corporation, a global IT company that provides IT services, software, and technology announced a next-generation Cargo Revenue Accounting (CRA) solution. CRA is designed for real-time integration with the core Unisys Logistics Management System (LMS) or third-party cargo systems. The product gives airlines control and...

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MasterCard Lobbies on Bitcoin
May 01, 2014

A quarterly report filed this month indicates that MasterCard is paying lobbyists to concentrate on “Bitcoin and mobile payments,” according to TheHill. MasterCard is the first company to officially lobby on digital currency. TheHill reported that, since Congress has shown interest in bitcoin, MasterCard’s lobbying...

B2B Payments
NA Bank Pushes E-Payments To Corporate Customers
May 01, 2014

On May 7, 2014, BMO will demonstrate their newly formed Treasury & Payment Solutions division. 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,...

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Green Light For Green Dot’s Q1 Performance
May 01, 2014

Who didn’t feel the brunt of the brutal winter? Well Green Dot did, but not enough to jar Q1 results. An unexpected one-time revenue event, plus a bump on active cards and purchase volume gave investors something to smile about.

B2B Payments
Commerce Connect Platform To Drive B2B Online Experience
May 01, 2014

Epicor Software Corporation, offering business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, introduced Epicor Commerce Connect. Epicor Commerce Connect is an eCommerce platform management solution for Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) companies that help Epicor ERP customers develop unique websites and manage them....

B2B Payments
Heartland SMB Investment Cuts Into Earnings
May 01, 2014

Heartland is methodically building out its platform to offer a full suite of payments services to small business. While its recent announcement of its e-Invoicing play made news, its investment in a small business payments platform last year failed to contribute to earnings this quarter,...

Merchant Innovation
NASAA Warns Investors About Virtual Currencies
May 01, 2014

The association says that many investors may not be aware about the many risks that come with investing in virtual currency.