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Apple’s Crowned King Of Indoor Tech
November 18, 2014

ABI Research, a company that ​provides in-depth analysis and quantitative forecasting of trends in global connectivity and other emerging technologies, has indicated there has been substantial change at the top of the indoor tech market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

China The Hot Market For International Payments
November 18, 2014

As Apple cautiously establishes a foothold in China for the eventual rollout of Apple Pay there, other international payments services are already finding China to be one of their biggest markets, Chinese tech blog TechNode reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Dollar General Accepts American Express
November 18, 2014

Dollar General, the nation’s largest discount retailer by store count with more than 11,500 locations in 40 states, has announced that the franchise would be accepting American Express cards as a form of payment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

A Lot Of UK White Hats Used To Be Black Hats
November 18, 2014

Although it’s hardly unusual for large companies to hire former cyberthieves—even convicted ones—to test security defenses, a U.K. study has found the effort increasingly common due to a shortage of security professionals with experience breaking into secure systems. Sometimes apparently, it really does take a...

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Mass Payments And The Global Marketplace
November 18, 2014

Managing the “dozens of ACH islands” that exist around the worldwide in order to pay hundreds or even thousands of payments to suppliers is typically time consuming and expensive. But that’s exactly the problem that Chen Amit, set out to solve four years ago when...

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Millennials Love Stores Being Open On Thanksgiving
November 17, 2014

Traditions die hard, but it when comes to Americans leaving family and turkey to head to the mall on Thanksgiving, it’s a terrible idea for those aged 55 and older (16 percent approve) but a “great” idea for about half of those polled aged 18-34,...

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What’s In A B2B E-Payment Solution?
November 17, 2014

Global provider of integrated payment solution Paymetric drives over $30 billion worth of payments, the company said in a recent interview with PYMNTS. Paymetric aims to help others accept, secure and optimize payments, expediting the order-to-cash process – but it’s not the only player in...

SEQR Readies Team for Expansion Into U.S.
November 17, 2014

Seamless, the company behind the mobile payment solution SEQR, recruited Beverly Cole as its new U.S. Head of Sales, according to a company release. Previously, Cole held various lead positions in finance and technology, and most recently comes form First Data, where she was SVP...

Taking Compliance from Barrier to Enabler in Global Payments
November 17, 2014

As banks, retailers, and international online payments have gone digital over the last two decades, technology has sparked major changes in global payments. The flow of goods, services and finance reached $26 trillion in 2012, and that number could triple in the coming decade, says...