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Will Samsung Pay Waive Merchant Fees In The US?
March 10, 2015

Samsung won’t be charging anyone for Samsung Pay when it rolls out the mobile payment service in Korea — not card issuing banks and not payment processors, Business Korea reported on Monday (March 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Korea Switching To Chip-Only Card ATMs
March 10, 2015

South Korea has officially cut off the use of magnetic-stripe payment cards for getting cash at ATMs, according to English-language newspaper, The Korea Herald. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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NEXTEP POS Vendor Investigates Data Breach
March 10, 2015

Another point-of-sale vendor has been hit by cyberthieves. NEXTEP Systems has confirmed that a breach exposed payment card data for cards used at the Zoup restaurant chain, which uses POS devices from NEXTEP, Krebs on Security reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Subway Launches Wi-Fi Loyalty Program
March 10, 2015

Sandwich chain Subway is testing a link between its loyalty program and access to its in-store Wi-Fi – and it’s trying out the new approach in some places that aren’t accustomed to being mobile technology guinea pigs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Campaign Wages Issuer Pressure Toward Chip And PIN
March 10, 2015

A consumer-issues strategy group is pushing card-issuing U.S. banks to support PINs when they issue new EMV chip cards this year, and not just the chip-and-signature approach that Visa and MasterCard are allowing them to use, Finextra reported on Monday (March 9). Get the Full...

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China Pushes Toward More E-Commerce Regulation
March 10, 2015

Alibaba is shaking up its e-commerce operations in China, putting all three of its major platforms under Alibaba co-founder Jeff Zhang, Reuters reported on Monday (March 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Shippers Gain New Portal to Coordinate Operations
March 09, 2015

The ongoing workers dispute within southern California shipping ports may have tangled a major supplier artery for the nation, but a new product emerging from Long Beach aims to facilitate shippers’ operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Remittance Coalition Proposes B2B Payments “Phonebook”
March 09, 2015

The Remittance Coalition, an association of professionals promoting electronic business-to-business payments and data exchanges, is looking to launch a new platform to accelerate the group’s goals of more efficient business payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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China Tells Its Banks To Up SME Lending
March 09, 2015

As China’s economy begins to hit the brakes and small businesses in the nation are increasingly defaulting on their loan repayments, bank watchdogs are looking to take action. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...