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How MasterCard Fuels Smarter Cities
October 15, 2015

Transforming an urban hub into a “smart city” requires the coordination of many moving pieces. But at its core is data and intelligence needed to both establish connectivity and drive innovation. Craig Vosburg, Chief Product Officer at MasterCard, sat down with PYMNTS to discuss how payments data can be used to help power the interoperability...

Jury Says Apple Violated Patent Infringement
October 15, 2015

The judgment in a patent lawsuit could end up taking a financial bite out of Apple. 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...

Merchant Innovation
Straight Talk About Faster Payments
October 15, 2015

Banks and businesses both want a faster way to move money, data and a variety of other financial services products across physical and digital borders, and for different reasons. Theories abound about how to do that – and why David Kretz, Head of Global Payments...

Zwipe’s Biometric Payment Cards To Launch In 2016
October 15, 2015

Zwipe, a Norwegian startup that uses biometrics — specifically fingerprints — to authenticate card transactions, has garnered $5 million in Series B funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Veridu Secures Nearly $1.3M To Keep Identities Safe
October 15, 2015

Identity verification startup Veridu closed an £800,000 (almost $1.3 million) seed round from both institutional and private investors, TechCrunch reported yesterday (Oct. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

MasterCard Makes Corporate Cards Mobile
October 15, 2015

MasterCard has taken another step in helping businesses get their payment cards up to speed with the digital era. 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...

Bottomline: E-Payments A B2B Boon For Banks (And Everyone Else)
October 15, 2015

As more companies embrace digital payments at the expense of paper checks, Bottomline Technologies sees benefits for enterprises of all stripes moving into the Cloud for B2B needs – and it’s not just about cost savings.

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Kabbage Raises $135M To Boost Tech
October 15, 2015

Kabbage, the alternative small business lender, said Wednesday (Oct. 14) that it has raised $135 million through a Series E funding round, according to a company press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Uber Drivers’ Data Gets Breached
October 15, 2015

Ride-hailing outfit Uber inadvertently released data tied to hundreds of its drivers, a deluge that included everything from scans of drivers’ licenses, Social Security numbers and other data. Motherboard, citing other sources, said that the leak was disclosed by drivers on Tuesday (Oct. 13) on...