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Alternative Credit
More Regulator Attention, Enhanced mPos Traction And Lots of Criminal Interest
November 07, 2014

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Apple Pay
Apple Pay By The Numbers
November 07, 2014

The mobile wallet wars make strange bedfellows. This week, CurrentC stayed on the defensive while Google could be heard singing Apple’s praises as the rising Apple Pay NFC tide has lifted all boats (albeit very, very slightly). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Apple Pay
Why did you do this Walgreens?
November 07, 2014

Like many young parents across America, I spend a lot of time at Walgreens. If fact, as I am not such a “younger” parent anymore, I find myself spending more time then I would like there. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Mobile POS Services Skyrocket
November 07, 2014

Mobile POS activity is soaring, with about 1.2 million MPOS having been shipped to MasterCard merchants globally, according to a new report from Ovum Consulting and Mahindra Comviva. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Report: B2B Payments To Hit $6.7 Trillion In 2020
November 07, 2014

Market analyst firm Frost & Sullivan is not only predicting that 2020 will see a $6.7 trillion B2B payments market in gross merchandise value, but it points to the over-sized rule that Alibaba is playing, with the Chinese E-Commerce giant personally contributing $27.28 billion to...

A Free B2B Credit Management Service Launched
November 07, 2014

Creditera, a credit and information provider focusing on SMBs, launched a free membership service this week. The service provides access to personal and business credit information through a comprehensive integration of available financial information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Twitter Commerce Strategy To ‘Monetize Emotions’
November 07, 2014

Twitter’s test in the E-commerce space with its Buy Now button is about more than just getting people to use twitter for payments, its about learning what it takes make a sale through the app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Cybersecurity
B of A’s New Bundled Cash-Handling Solutions
November 07, 2014

Cash may no longer be king for merchants, but it's still cash -- easy to steal and impossible to track, and unlike plastic and mobile payments, it has to be physically deposited before it's available in a merchant's bank account. On Tuesday (Nov. 4), Bank...

Apple Pay
Whole Foods Sees More Than 150K Apple Pay Transactions
November 07, 2014

Since going live with Apple Pay last month, the $14.2 billion 401-store Whole Foods grocery chain has used the mobile wallet to process more than 150,000 transactions, according to CIO Jason Buechel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...