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Paydiant Granted Smartphone-ATM Integration Patent
January 23, 2014

Paydiant, a provider of white-label mobile payments and other payment services, has received a patent from the U.S. patent and Trademark Office for a system that allows a user to conduct ATM transactions with their smartphone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

MasterCard’s Analytics Report Launches In Hong Kong
January 22, 2014

MasterCard Advisors, a unit of MasterCard, has launched a business and spending analytics report in Hong Kong. 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...

Costs Led To Target’s EMV Abandonment
January 22, 2014

Between 2001 and 2004, Target and Visa collaborated on a smart card project that ultimately fizzled due to costs and questions about the system’s viability and operational profitability. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Malware Attacked At Least 6 U.S. Retailers
January 22, 2014

BlackPOS, the point-of-sale (POS)-targeting malware implicated in the most recent data-breach attack, has been discovered attacking at least six other U.S. retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Visa Warned Of POS Malware
January 22, 2014

Visa reportedly issued warnings twice in 2013 to retailers, including Target, that a point-of-sale (POS) malware attack was a serious threat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Chase’s Prepaid Exit Affords No Simple Explanation
January 22, 2014

By Gloria Colgan, Managing Director, Market Platform Dynamics (@gkcolgan) 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 form,...

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After A Recession-Driven Collapse, Factoring Returns For Apparel
January 22, 2014

Factoring, in which a supplier sells an invoice to a financer to be paid less than the invoice's value immediately, all but dried up as a financing source for small apparel manufacturers in the wake of the recession. But it appears to be making a...

Swedbank Dumps Its mPayments App
January 21, 2014

Citing a lack of interest among both consumers and retailers, Swedbank is pulling the plug on its mobile-payments service, Bart. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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As XP Support Ends, New POS and ATM Windows Open
January 21, 2014

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