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B2B Payments
TomTom Brings Fleet Management To Spain
May 14, 2014

TomTom Telematics will power a new fleet management service in Spain for leasing company, Northgate Flexible Renting to help its customers cut fleet running costs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

B2B Payments
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Pairs With Cloud-Based Software
May 14, 2014

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance will implement the Accenture Duck Creek Suite through a Software as a Service (SaaS) model to support insurer’s policy, claims and billing functions. The integrated system will be hosted by the Accenture Cloud Platform and will enable BHSI to consolidate and streamline business processes on...

Loyalty & Rewards
TIO And PSE&G Partner To Enable Enhanced Payments At Thousands Of Retail Locations
May 13, 2014

Bill pay technology firm TIO and New Jersey-based power provider PSE&G have joined forces to make bill paying a little easier for everyone through the introduction of bill payment kiosks in the company’s 16 walk-in customer service centers. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Merchant Innovation
Shopkeep Wants SMBs To Take Back Main Street (And Is Laying Out Cash To Prove...
May 13, 2014

As small business week rolls on nationwide wide, mPOS provider ShopKeep- a company with the modest goal of replacing ever cash register in America with an iPad and the cloud – announced yesterday that its launch of a small business incubator program that will award $15,000...

Company Spotlight
Mercury Pulls IPO, Sells to Vantiv
May 13, 2014

Mercury Payment Systems Inc. accepted a $1.65 billion purchase offer from Cincinnati-based payments processor Vantiv Inc. yesterday. With the deal Vantiv will expand its online commerce business into Mercury Payment Systems’ network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
MasterCard’s Big Play For Small Businesses
May 13, 2014

Small Businesses create two out of every three jobs in the US and keep the wheels of commerce spinning. Today marks the first day of a weeklong celebration of the role of Small Business in driving this country’s economic growth engine. Ed Glassman, MasterCard’s Global...

B2B Payments
Swedbank Gains Assistance In Its Multichannel Banking Strategy
May 13, 2014

Swedish savings bank will use hardware and software solutions from NCR to help address rising consumer demand in Baltic states for technology and online tools for enhanced banking access and education.

Cool
Point And Click With No Schtick
May 13, 2014

XX Startups promise to make payments life a breeze. EMV. eCommerce. OpenStack. All at the click of a mouse.

Merchant Innovation
Square Ditches Its Mobile Wallet
May 12, 2014

As of May 12th, Square will no longer be offering its mobile wallet for download from either the Apple or Google stores, though they are now offering Square Order. This function will allow users to both pick-up orders from, and pay at  Square merchants right from...