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VISA CEO Confirms Tokens As New Network Revenue Stream
November 13, 2014

Visa CEO Charles Scharf on Wednesday (Nov. 12) said that not only is tokenization “the single biggest change that’s been made in the payment networks easily over the past 15 or 20 years and maybe longer,” but he spoke about how it enables Visa to...

Airbnb’s Newly Updated App Supports Apple Pay
November 12, 2014

Airbnb announced this week that their current app has been updated. Within the new updates, Airbnb noted that the app would allow users to book and finalize accommodations in a seamless fashion by utilizing the newest mobile payment solution on the market, Apple Pay. Get...

Gift Card Marketplace Sees More Investment
November 12, 2014

Gift card marketplace Raise.com has pulled in $18.1 million from Bessemer Venture Partners, according to a report from Gigaom. 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...

B2B Payments
How To Triple Global Commerce In Ten Years
November 12, 2014

Want to know how to triple the flow of commerce cross-border over the next ten years? Just remove the friction from how small businesses conduct commerce globally. That, cross-border payments company Currency Cloud says, is payments and commerce’s biggest opportunity and toughest challenge. A new...

CEO Series
What Everyone Misses About Payments Innovation
November 12, 2014

In payments, it’s easy to make a secure product that can’t scale, or an easy-to-use product that’s not secure. It’s finding the balance that’s key, says Angela Brown, President and CEO of Moneris. In the latest installation of PYMNTS’ CEO Series, Brown offers an inside...

International
Mahindra Comviva Launches First-Ever EMV Cards In Zimbabwe
November 12, 2014

Mahindra Comviva on Tuesday (Nov. 11) debuted a new service to be called ConnectMoney Service Manager, courtesy of a deal with a Zimbabwe company called Econet Wireless. The company said that it’s the largest rollout of secure EMV chip and PIN payment cards in Zimbabwe...

PYMNTS Innovation Investment Tracker | November 1-7
November 12, 2014

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California Shipping Feud: The Grinch That Really Could Steal Christmas
November 12, 2014

Hundreds of shipping containers are piling up at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex, and thanks to equipment shortages and labor disputes, the products inside are not likely to make it out in time for the holiday shopping season. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Apple Pay
Canadian Mobile Payments May Come At Premium
November 12, 2014

Apple Pay isn’t in Canada yet, but the Canadian government is working on legislation that would make it legal for merchants to pass mobile payment fees to the customer and have the option to reject mobile payments, MobileSyrup reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...