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Antitrust Lawyer Runs Amuck In MasterCard Antitrust Case
February 16, 2015

The recent MasterCard Antitrust case added another layer of complexity and drama to it last week in the U.S. District Court when — according to Law 360 — the attorneys representing Target Corporation and the other merchants in the case, “opened a new line of...

Philippine Phone Provider Brings Pay By Mobile For iTunes Purchases
February 16, 2015

The Philippine’s top wireless operator has just made it much easier for Apple users to make purchases on their devices. Smart Communications announced its new “Pay-With-Mobile” service on Friday (Feb. 13), a world’s first, the company says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Apple Pay Goes LATAM
February 16, 2015

As Apple works to push its Apple Pay services across the globe – exploring implementation of the mobile payment service in Europe and China – Apple Pay remains solely available in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Loyalty & Rewards
US Passes 3 Billion Customer Loyalty Member Mark
February 16, 2015

Americans just can’t get enough of loyalty programs — they now hold 3.3 billion memberships, retail-loyalty research company Colloquy reported. That’s 10.3 loyalty memberships for every man, woman and child in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Mobile
Apple Pay And The Fed – What Does It Really Mean?
February 16, 2015

Apple Pay is joining EMV chip-and-PIN as a standard for roughly 9 million Federal payment cards, including debit-card accounts used for distributing Social Security and Veterans benefits, Bloomberg News reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Can Bitcoin Reach Critical Mass in B2B Payments?
February 15, 2015

Despite its ups and downs, bitcoin is still on the tip of everyone’s tongue as the currency that will change – and has already changed – the way we make purchases, sell goods, and make money. Now, the chatter is mounting about how the currency...

B2B Payments
B2B Interior Design Service Nabs $4.4M In Series A Funding
February 15, 2015

A year-old startup specializing in connecting businesses to interior designers has nabbed several million dollars in first-round funding. 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...

B2B Payments
Big Bank Backed Small Business Loan Approval Rate Up
February 15, 2015

Approval rates for small business loans are at some of their most optimistic levels since the 2008 recession, new research shows – a trend that could spell trouble for small banks, credit unions and alternative lenders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

B2B Payments
Government Programs Encourage Digitization of B2B Invoicing
February 15, 2015

It’s not often that governments are ahead of the curve when it comes to new technology, but the latest data show that federal programs around the world are pulling the public sector into electronic invoicing, resulting in millions of dollars in cost savings. Get the...