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B2B Payments
Tipalti Lassos In $13 Million In Series B Funding
October 23, 2014

Tipalti, the Israeli- and California-based B2B global payments firm, has locked in $13 million in Series B funding, raised in a round led by Wicklow Capital, according to a story in VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Is Mobile The Key To Better Loyalty Programs?
October 23, 2014

Pop quiz—what is the best type of customer?  Although “rich” might be the easiest go-to answer, “loyal” is perhaps a better answer because, over the life of a business, a loyal customer who buys often and recommends the establishment to others is more valuable than a...

Ecuador Central Bank Launches Mobile B2B With No Banks Nor Telco Partners
October 23, 2014

The Central Bank in Ecuador is trying to launch a national mobile payment scheme that is designed to handle B2B transactions (along with P2P, top-up, cash in and out, in-store purchases and electronic receipts), deliver a very low rate (a $50 charge costs four cents,...

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Apple May Soon Hit Sale Of Billionth iOS Device
October 23, 2014

Talking revenue or net income in the billions isn’t something shocking for Apple, but hitting that billionth mark for sales of its iOS devices is, which apple is expected to do this quarter, according to a Seeking Alpha report released Wednesday (Oct. 22). Get the...

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Most Consumers OK With Anonymously Sharing Personal Data
October 23, 2014

The results of a national survey released Tuesday (Oct. 21) reveal that a majority of Americans are comfortable sharing personal information, particularly when there’s rewards information to gain from sharing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Payments Peeps: Brace For More Cyber Attacks
October 23, 2014

Just the news we all wanted to hear: cybercrime black markets are getting to be much more efficient, well-organized and better able to profit from stolen payment data. As those efficiencies squeeze out more profits, the incentive for more large-scale cyber attacks increase. Get the...

Making Omnichannel and Payments Security Easy (And Stylish)
October 23, 2014

When people think e-commerce, they think Amazon, or eBay or maybe Netflix — some provider of a digital marketplace for the purchase of goods or digital services. Hair salons — well, services don’t get more real world, brick-and-mortar-based commerce than that, right? MPD CEO Karen...

Alternative Credit
Guess Who’s Investing In P2P Lending
October 23, 2014

Former PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian is the lead investor in a $12 million funding round for P2P lender Payoff, becoming the latest big name from the traditional financial-services world to jump on the P2P bandwagon, Finextra reported on Wednesday (Oct. 22). Get the Full Story...

The Wearables Security Conundrum
October 23, 2014

As Apple looks to the first half of next year for the first shipments of its payments-capable Apple Watch, companies look to support the device find themselves in a frustrating security conundrum. As with any brand new market, there is little immediate risk of cyber...