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Merchant Innovation
Coming Soon: Tattoo Payments
April 13, 2016

If there’s one thing the current generation of wearables and its flagship product, the Apple Watch, get dinged for, it’s clunky, cumbersome and sometimes downright uncool product design. However, a collaboration between two startups might dispose of the need for unsightly hardware — or really hardware...

Regulation
Uber Cries Foul On Regulators
April 13, 2016

Uber has called out U.S. regulators for massive data collection policies that threaten its competitive edge and put its users’ privacy at risk. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
Into The Digital Banking Realm, One SME At A Time
April 13, 2016

In a recent linkup between D3 Banking and FI Navigator, the two firms have combined forces to promote cloud-based mobile banking. D3 CMO Mike Carter explains how financial institutions can use data and analytics to better target their customers’ needs.

Security & Fraud
Hackers Deliver Ransomware — With Customer Service
April 13, 2016

Law enforcement officials and security firms say many cybercriminals are now professionalizing ransomware by borrowing customer service or marketing tactics, Reuters reported on Tuesday (April 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

International
European Payments Council Pushes Instant Payments Fix
April 13, 2016

The European Payments Council said earlier this week that it is launching the public commentary period tied to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) scheme. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Alternative Finances
Max Levchin’s Affirm Rumored To Have Raised $100 Million
April 13, 2016

According to reports by The Wall Street Journal, Affirm — the FinTech startup fronted by Max Levchin — has picked up a fat $100 million in Series D funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Digital Banking
Can Mobile Save Digital Banking Security?
April 13, 2016

What if the secret to financial institutions providing both convenient and secure banking experiences what right in the palm of their customers’ hands? In a recent webinar, Entrust Datacard Senior Manager Bradi Van Noy Hays and Senior Product Manager Mike Byrnes discussed how the marriage...

Investments’ Slow Spring And Fleet Grabs Some Seed Funds
April 13, 2016

Logistics, particularly in shipping, more or less make the world go round. Done right the average person doesn’t think much about them, mostly because the process by which goods ship from one side of the world to the other is not the type of story...

Blockchain / Distributed Ledger
EU Commissioner: Blockchain Can Offer Regulators Transparency
April 13, 2016

The debate over blockchain, distributed ledger technology and their usefulness may be ongoing, but one regulator has sanguine views about the potential. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...