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Does EMV Have a Place In A Mobile World?
July 15, 2014

At the same very same time that merchants are getting a taste of what mobile can do to reinvent their customer relationships, they’re being asked to invest in EMV technology at the point of sale. In a recent digital discussion, MPD CEO Karen Webster and...

Mobile Commerce
Lyft Avoids Restraining Order In NYC
July 15, 2014

In what has turned out to be a spectacularly dramatic launch for Lyft—the ridesharing service that allows customers to solicit a ride from their smart phone and pay a “donation” rather than a straight cab fare—it seems the start-up and the state of New York...

B2B Payments
Moving Beyond Traditional Supply Chain Management
July 15, 2014

Procurement managers want to find the best supply chain options for their firms, with as little risk involved as possible. That’s the old news. The new story, data finds, is in procurement manager who are thinking beyond traditional cost-savings and risk strategies and exploring instead...

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New Startup Helps Small eTailers Out-Amazon, Amazon
July 15, 2014

With Amazon in the business of selling everything, Alibaba advancing on Amerian shores and Walmart rapidly gaining ground as an eCommerce force of nature, it can seem that small eTailers not packing millions in their marketing budget can be at a disadvantage too severe to...

B2B Payments
The Not So ‘Hospitable’ B2B Crooks
July 15, 2014

We all know it, or at least we should, that cybercrooks target the areas of least resistance, and they’re very good at finding them. As it turns out, easy to access hotel business centers are providing data thieves a rich opportunity to capture previous users...

News
ATM Hacker Has His Day In Court
July 15, 2014

Twenty-seven year old Qendrim Dobruna has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges in a case stemming back to 2011 where a team of hackers targeted and stole $14 million from ATMs in two days. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Company Spotlight
NetSpend Leadership Transition Plan Announced By TSYS
July 15, 2014

A changing of the guard is underway at NetSpend, a TSYS company, as veteran CEO Dan Henry will be stepping down and Chuck Harris, who has been named senior executive vice president of TSYS – and who will stay on a president of NetSpend –...

Mobile Commerce
IBeacons Come to Hospitality
July 15, 2014

Marriott International has announced the launch of LocalPerks, a new feature within its Rewards program that uses iBeacons to follow and reach hotel patrons with push notifications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Merchant Innovation
Diebold CEO Details Strategic Shift
July 15, 2014

When Diebold CEO Andy W. Mattes took on Diebold’s executive role in early 2013, he faced a company with expensive plans, a recently fizzled building project and a massive need for what he called a big “kickstart.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...