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Partnerships / Acquisitions
Samsung Electronics Australia Partners With Cuscal To Offer Samsung Pay
June 20, 2017

Samsung Electronics Australia has announced a partnership with Cuscal, Australia’s leading independent provider of online payments solutions, that will enable 38 financial institutions to offer Samsung Pay, a secure and easy-to-use mobile payments service available on compatible Samsung devices. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Retail
Will Whole Foods Launch Another Brand As Part Of Amazon?
June 20, 2017

With the announcement that Amazon will be taking over Whole Foods Market, CEO John Mackey offered the eyebrow-raising suggestion that Whole Foods might be expanding its offering some. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Regulation
Tech Titans Meet With President Donald Trump
June 20, 2017

The leaders of 18 U.S. technology firms — including the likes of Apple, Amazon and Google — met with president Donald Trump yesterday to discuss how the government’s computing systems can be made more efficient. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Payments Innovation
ACI Worldwide To Power Pan-European Faster Online Payments
June 20, 2017

ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time online payments and banking solutions, announced that it will offer its UP Immediate Payments solution via a hosted cloud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Security & Fraud
When Cyber-Risk Becomes A Legal Nightmare
June 20, 2017

Hitting the ground running with the next big thing in services or products or payments can be a thrill, but for startups with blinders on, ignoring cyber risk can be a lethal misstep. Lucas Morris, senior manager with Crowe Horwath’s technology risk consulting group, and...

CFPB
Second Thoughts: CFPB And Prepaid Card Rules
June 20, 2017

Despite industry concerns — and a potential congressional challenge — the new CFPB prepaid card regulations looked full steam ahead to go into effect on schedule next year. But as of last week, it looked like the consumer group was having some second thoughts. Now...

Mobile Payments
WePay And The Evolution Of Payments
June 20, 2017

Payments was once the specialized domain of very specialized players — but these days that is changing, as some big brands are redefining themselves as commerce enablers —and building the highly technical payments infrastructure to back it up. So what does the world look like...

Retail
Retail Stocks Lower as Amazon Takes Out Whole Foods
June 19, 2017

The more predictable casualties on Wall Street in the wake of the Amazon-for-Whole Foods deal may be grocers.  But some big retailers, big box and otherwise, are feeling the pinch too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Monitise Bought, Prime Reloaded And The CFPB’s Change Of Heart
June 19, 2017

News on sorts of very serious matters broke all over the world last week – the internet pretty much had eyes for one piece of news, and one piece only. Beyonce had the twins. As of the writing of this article their names and genders...