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Could Apple Pay Fraud Be A Sign Of Its Success?
March 09, 2015

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‘Big Three’ Credit Reporting Agencies Are Heading Toward An Overhaul
March 09, 2015

Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – the three biggest companies that collect and disseminate credit information on American consumers – have agreed to change how they report data on unpaid medical bills and how they address errors on user reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Square’s Small Business Play
March 09, 2015

Square has evolved far past the the mobile POS systems that made it possible for small businesses to accept credit card payments with technology no more complicated than an iPad or iPhone.  Since the service that “launched 1,ooo mPos systems,” Square has launched P2P payments...

Biometric Tech Brings Real-Time Fraud Detection
March 09, 2015

Biometric technology is becoming increasingly used in the payments and commerce space, and with its ability to play a role in possibly reducing fraud, it’s likely to continue gaining popularity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

MasterCard And Microsoft’s Micro Merchant Innovation
March 09, 2015

For financial inclusion efforts to be effective, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga said last week at Mobile World Congress that it will involve private and public partnerships. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Silk Road Auction Shows Bitcoin Enthusiasm
March 09, 2015

Bitcoin has proven its volatility, gotten tangled up in legal messes and been under fire from regulators. Yet, it still has some popularity in the bitcoin-believing community which wants to keep its hands (virtually) involved in the cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

FTC Aims To Tighten Data Security Laws
March 09, 2015

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez defended a recently released draft of the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights at a privacy conference last week, saying the draft document included some loopholes that concerned her but calling it “a discussion document” on which a more robust...

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Glassjar Startup Wants To Make Group Payments Easier
March 09, 2015

A new group payments app from a startup called Glassjar takes a more businesslike approach to the problem of friends who need to chip in to pay a bill: It literally sends them invoices, according to Tech in Asia. Get the Full Story Complete the...

NY Bank Regulator Alerts Bank Of Breach
March 09, 2015

New York’s top banking regulator, Benjamin Lawsky, has taken the unusual step of issuing an alert after a laptop containing bank customer data was stolen from a banker’s car in January. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...