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Merchant Innovation
Yep, Another All-In-One-Payment Card Launches
October 13, 2014

A new all-in one credit card has stepped into the market, hoping to tap into the base of consumers who enjoy using a credit card, but would like a slightly digitally upgraded version. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Alternative Finances
Chase Chief On Dangers In Payments, Shadow Banking
October 13, 2014

Just when you thought it was safe to enjoy the recovery, J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon shows up with a strong word of caution about the stability of the global economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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French Tweets To Now Send Money
October 13, 2014

France can now lay claim to an early social media person-to-person money transfer achievement, as French Twitter users can now Tweet cash to followers. A division of Groupe BPCS (France’s second-largest banking group) called S-money partnered with Twitter to make the move for anyone with...

Apple Pay
Who Says “No Way” To Apple Pay And Why
October 13, 2014

With a requirement of being able to accept NFC at all stores right away, it’s not surprising that the list of retailers with no plans to immediately support Apple Pay is huge. Add to that fact that some chains have competitive reasons to shun Apple Pay...

Apple Pay
Will Apple Pay Launch on October 18th?
October 13, 2014

The preparations for Apple Pay’s launch are in motion, with a Walgreens memo saying that it will launch Saturday (Oct. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Cyberthieves Attack K-Mart, Dairy Queen
October 13, 2014

Both Kmart and Dairy Queen have reported potentially major payment card data breaches, with Kmart reporting on Oct. 9 that it discovered a breach from early September.

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Payment Card Fees See An Uptick
October 13, 2014

The payment card space is seeing some potentially good news, according to The Wall Street Journal, which is reporting that “a combination of moderate economic growth, low interest rates and consumers who have struck a balance between spending more and paying their bills on time”...

In Depth
Why POS Players Should Be Nervous
October 13, 2014

The launch of Apple Pay has kept everyone in payments pretty busy speculating about its impact to others with digital wallet/account ambitions. What’s been ignored, at least so far, is the impact of Apple getting into payments on every other facet of the payments ecosystem....

Cool
So Why Do Consumers Abandon Shopping Carts?
October 13, 2014

Online retailers face losing at least a fourth — sometimes nearly half — of their customer base at checkout because of hurdles like consumer distrust of website payment methods, lacking preferred payment, wonky or slow sites and caveats of having to register too much personal...