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Loop Releases Card Case
November 04, 2014

A new, flashy and powerful competitor entering any arena can have any number of effects on the gladiators already slugging it out, a situation that the announcement and launch of Apple Pay has illustrated in real-time in payments over the last ten or so weeks....

Peter Thiel Picks Google Over Apple Pay
November 04, 2014

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Amex Launches Tokens
November 04, 2014

American Express has rolled out its tokenization service designed specifically for online commerce and mobile device, the company said in a press release on Monday (Nov. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Verifone and MasterCard Pilot Taxi Offers
November 04, 2014

Verifone is testing a program with MasterCard to feed payment-card-linked offers to a captive audience of taxi passengers in Las Vegas, Chain Store Age 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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Cybersource Enables ApplePay, Visa Checkout and PayPal
November 04, 2014

Visa’s subsidiaries CyberSource and Authorize.Net said on Monday (Nov. 3) that they’ll be supporting Apple Pay along with Visa Checkout and PayPal as part of a single connection for merchants to streamline online commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

PayPal Mobile App Crashed Monday
November 04, 2014

PayPal blocked some users from signing in with mobile devices to use the payment service on Sunday and Monday (Nov. 3 and 4), according to Product Reviews.Net. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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BlueSnap Raises $50 Million
November 04, 2014

Global payment gateway BlueSnap has landed $50 million in new growth investment, money the company said it will use to expand its global operations and pursue strategic acquisitions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

MasterCard’s High Tech Wearables Play
November 04, 2014

MasterCard and Canadian wearables startup Bionym are preparing to test a heartbeat-monitoring wristband as a payments authentication device, Canada’s Business News Network reported on Monday (Nov. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Visa Contactless Security Hole
November 03, 2014

A “major flaw” has been discovered within Visa contactless cards, where thieves in the U.K. were to sidestep a £20 limit and charge as much as £999,999.99 as long as they chose the option to select a foreign currency, according to a report in The...