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MasterCard Courts European Start-Ups With Newly Announced Start Path
May 06, 2014

In recognition that the future of commerce rests not only with current players- issuers, aquifers and merchants- but also with start-ups developing the next generation of solutions, MasterCard announced earlier today the launch of MasterCard Start Path, an accelerator program dedicated to helping European start-ups...

Cybersecurity
After The Breach, Target Sets the Bar For Credit Card Security
May 06, 2014

In the months since a massive, multi-month data left tens of millions of customer’s data exposed, Target has been leading the industry in adopting more stringent anti-fraud mechanisms, including an accelerated adoption of  chip-and-PIN (EMV) technology for its store-branded credit cards. Get the Full Story...

Legal & Regulation
Holder: No Such Thing As “Too Big To Jail”
May 06, 2014

In reference to charges that federal prosecutors are bring against two European banks, Attorney General Eric Holder said publicly Monday that no company is “too big to jail.” Federal authorities are investigating BNP Paribas for allegedly processing transactions that violate U.S. sanctions and Credit Suisse...

Loyalty & Rewards
Wells Fargo and American Express Launch Two EMV Reward Cards
May 06, 2014

The new reward cards will have an EMV chip to attract consumers who travel and make international purchases.

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Standing with the Startups
May 06, 2014

This week, the funding gods smiled on innovators who are reinventing the ways in which consumers borrow, merchants acquire customers, and issuers keep cardholder data safe. Find out who got what and how much.

Company Profile
Get The Payments Security Playbook on May 22nd
May 06, 2014

Who in payments isn't looking for the playbook for how to beat the new breed of fraudster at his game? Well, CA Technologies believes it has one and it includes 10 "rules of the road" that detects possible opportunities for fraud, and then shuts it...

B2B Payments
Taking AP Automation to the Cloud
May 06, 2014

Kofax Limited, a leading provider of applications for the business critical First Mile of customer interactions, announced a new release of Kofax AP Agility, a smart process application (SPA) built on the Kofax TotalAgility platform. This adds best practice accounting processes and advanced analytics capabilities....

Cybersecurity
Department of Defense Sees Bitcoin as Possible Terrorist Threat
May 06, 2014

The virtual currency is seen as a potential finance threat because of an unclassified memo that was discovered.

B2B Payments
Jordan And The World Bank Discuss Public Procurement Systems
May 06, 2014

Several ministers in Jordan and World Bank experts on Monday emphasized the need to finalize the unified procurement bylaw, which is currently being debated at the Opinion and Legislative Bureau. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...