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Are Fake Goods To Blame For Alibaba’s Stock Slump?
March 04, 2015

Alibaba’s executive team has repeatedly said it’s taken strict measures to combat fraudulent sellers on its marketplaces, but there’s another force in China’s e-commerce market that’s making it harder to regulate: brushing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

MasterCard’s Move Into Zimbabwe Mobile Money Market
March 04, 2015

MasterCard solidified its commitment to the cross-global payments market on Tuesday (March 3) when it released a press release to announce its partnership with Zimbabwe’s Steward Bank. The move aims to bring remittance services to more than 1.5 million account holders — allowing its customers to...

The 3 Things That Must Happen Before Mobile Commerce Ignites
March 04, 2015

The number of global smartphones used to make in-store contactless payments is predicted to increase by 1,000 percent this year. And as the annual Mobile World Congress comes to an end tomorrow, one thing that’s become even clearer: mobile will continue to be a remarkable...

MasterCard Scores Another Digital ID Payments Win In Egypt
March 04, 2015

MasterCard will be issuing every adult in Egypt a mobile-based debit card account that will double as a national ID card, the card brand and the Egyptian government announced on Tuesday (March 3) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Apple Pay Nearing Triple Digit Milestone
March 04, 2015

For Apple Pay, it’s 98 and counting. Apple confirmed on Tuesday (March 3) that 17 more financial institutions have gone live with full Apple Pay support in the past two weeks, bringing the total just shy of the century mark, 9to5 Mac reported. Get the...

Cubic Taps MasterPass For Mobile Travel Ticketing App
March 04, 2015

MasterCard is partnering with mobile ticketing and “intelligent travel solutions” provider Cubic Transportation Systems to stitch payments and retail offers into Cubic’s public transit ticketing and trip-planning app, the companies announced at Mobile World Congress. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Merchants Push For Tokenization Over EMV
March 04, 2015

Retailers are fed up with hearing from banks and credit unions that they don’t care about payment-card security and fraud, Bank Info Security reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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2014 Brought $16 Billion In ID Theft Fraud
March 04, 2015

$16 billion was stolen from 12.7 million identity fraud victims in 2014 — and that was an improvement, according to a Javelin Strategy study released on Tuesday (March 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
Madison Logic Buys B2B Ad Network
March 03, 2015

Business-to-business competitors now realize the importance of marketing when it was once thought to be crucial only in B2C commerce. But as it turns out, buyers demand an easy-to-use and enjoyable shopping experience, sometimes even more so than traditional consumers. Madison Logic’s latest announcement is...