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Mobile Payment Security Patent Asks If Flexibility Could Be A Better Answer
August 19, 2014

A Silicon-Valley mobile payment company, including payment folk from Visa, Paypal and Apple, is toying with a new mobile payment security approach, one that envisions security shades of gray, as opposed to today’s more typical binary open/closed approach, according to a Patent the company announced...

CMS Fixes Payments Glitch, Reopens Site
August 19, 2014

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that it has resolved the technical issue on its Open Payments system – the verification system for its physician payments website. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Italy Clarifies E-Invoicing Regulations
August 19, 2014

Italy recently published a degree – titled Circular 18/E – that clarifies the European country’selectronic invoicing regulations. 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 our...

B2B Payments
B2B Tech Firm Nets $24M In Funding Round
August 18, 2014

Product Lifestyle Management firm Centric Software Inc. recently announced that it raised $24 million in a Series D funding round, which was led by Fung Capital USA and Silver Lake Waterman. The money is going to be used to help Centric expand into the China market,...

B2B Payments
DataServ To Assist Firm Upgrade Its Accounts Payable System
August 18, 2014

Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise content management (ECM) company DataServ announced last week (Aug. 12) that it was selected by a material handling equipment company to assist the firm in upgrading its accounts payable (AP) system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Cross-Border Alliance Will Boost U.S. Firms
August 18, 2014

ECommerce software company GoECart announced last week that it will partner with GlobalShopex in an effort to help U.S.-based retailers expand internationally. GoECart caters to small to mid-sized businesses, while GlobalShopex provides international shipping options to eCommerce companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Merchant Innovation
E-Commerce Site Wayfair Eyes IPO (In Alibaba’s Shadow)
August 18, 2014

Wayfair Inc. is gunning for $350 million in its upcoming IPO.  Wayfair’s primary business is as an e-retailer for home furnishings, though it also operates several other e-commerce sites, including the membership-based Joss & Main. The company began its IPO process with a confidential filing...

Merchant Innovation
Uber Making The Move To Moving
August 18, 2014

Will Uber find moving to moving moving? The taxi tyrants will find out this weekend, as it trials a moving service for college students in Atlanta and Nashville. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Can Apple With NFC Ignite Mobile Payments?
August 18, 2014

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