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B2B Payments
For PayStand, Helping SMEs Get ONE UP On B2B Payments
March 09, 2016

In a stubborn age of paper checks, getting paid in a timely manner can be a dicey endeavor, especially for SMEs. A recent collaboration between PayStand and ONE UP seeks to move payments to the digital age.

CFPB
CFPB Uncovers Remittance Transfer Violations
March 09, 2016

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Tuesday (March 8) that it has released its latest supervision report, and its review of both banks and nonbanks gave rise to $14.3 million in restitution to about 228,000 customers, due to several areas of violations, including remittances....

Investments
Why Investors Are Betting On Technology That Watches Your Screen
March 09, 2016

In the age of mobile, the speed at which things go from being such a cutting-edge idea that it borders on sounding magical when explained to the average person to being a sort of de facto part of the background noise is incredibly accelerated –...

Security & Fraud
Moving Encryption To A New Standard
March 09, 2016

As it stands now, encryption is good for payments security – but needs streamlined processes for adoption and also technology standards. Verifone’s VP of product security, Rob McMillon, explained how such goals can be attained.

Mobile Commerce
Citi Leads $4.2M Funding Round In Contextual Content Startup
March 09, 2016

Selerity, which bills itself as “the first contextual content recommendation solution for the enterprise,” said Tuesday (March 8) that it has garnered $4.2 million in funding through a consortium of investors led by Citi. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Mobile Commerce
Layoffs Continue To Eat Away At Groupon’s Restaurant Unit
March 09, 2016

Despite some recent reports that fortunes at flash-sale pioneer, come eCommerce marketplace Groupon have been turning around, belt-tightening apparently persists in the form of layoffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Mobile Commerce
Mitek Takes Mobile Deposit Across The Pond
March 09, 2016

Mitek is expanding its global outreach with the launch of Mobile Deposit, its mobile check capture technology, in the United Kingdom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Stripe, CardFlight Empower In-App EMV Acceptance
March 09, 2016

Mobile point-of-sale technology provider CardFlight announced on Tuesday (March 8) its integration with digital payments and FinTech firm Stripe to enable developers to accept EMV chip card payments within mobile applications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Apple’s Mac Ransomware Crisis Contained
March 09, 2016

The good news for Apple this week is that the ransomware attack was contained. 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...