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MCX CEO Comes Up With Reasons To Use His Service
November 06, 2014

After several days of defensive interviews about merchant restrictions and an E-mail data breach, the CEO of MCX is finally talking up advantages for shoppers to try the CurrentC system to be rolled out next year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Cybersecurity
Money-Laundering, Russian Style
November 06, 2014

Several close aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin are now the target of a U.S. Justice Department probe into an elaborate money-laundering scheme involving the U.S. financial system, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Braintree CEO: Have An E-mail? Have An Account
November 06, 2014

PayPal unit Braintree will be letting European merchants sign up using only an E-mail address, URL and short company description, TechCrunch reported, adding that the company is also promising to waive any commissions for the first $50,000 worth of transactions in Europe. Get the Full...

Square’s Number Of Transactions Now Top One Billion
November 06, 2014

Taking a page from McDonald’s legendary XX billions of hamburgers served signs, Square founder Jack Dorsey tweeted on Wednesday (Nov. 5) that a Sacramento merchant has recently accepted Square’s one-billionth swipe through Square. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Merchant Innovation
Amazon Ditches Drones For Taxis?
November 06, 2014

Amazon has been testing package delivery by taxi, in another effort to figure out how to make same-day delivery workable, the Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Alternative Credit
Did Operation Choke Point Hurt The Unbanked?
November 06, 2014

A former FDIC head has accused the U.S. Justice Department’s Operation Choke Point of being “a serious abuse of government power” that harms the U.S. economy and especially hurts unbanked Americans who use payday loan services, American Banker reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Cross-border Payments
Moscow Cracks Down On The Dollar
November 06, 2014

Russia may ban circulation of the U.S. dollar in the country, the Azeri-Press Agency reported on Wednesday (Nov. 5). 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...

Legal & Regulation
Amex’s Terminal Subsidy Initiative
November 06, 2014

American Express is about to launch a $10 million campaign aimed at helping small U.S. retailers meet the October 2015 deadline for installing EMV chip-and-PIN point-of-sale terminals, Business Solutions reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Cybersecurity
Banks Struggle To Overcome Mobile Deposit Fraud
November 06, 2014

As deposit-by-smartphone becomes more popular, banks and imaging vendors are looking for new ways to block a new type of fraud: customers cashing a check more than once, American Banker reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...