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Morgan Stanley Gets New Mobile Checking Innovation
June 25, 2014

Morgan Stanley announced earlier this week that it has integrated mobile check deposit software from NCR Corporation to create a simple and convenient option for depositing paper checks for its wealth management clients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

ProPay Aims At Decreasing Card Declines
June 25, 2014

TSYS company ProPay has announced the release of EnsureBill, a new service that allows merchants to streamline the maintenance process associated with the storage of customer data. The new system makes it easier to update customer information for recurring billing, auto-shipments, subscriptions and other functions....

In Depth
Target Breach’s Impact On Debit Issuers Tallied
June 25, 2014

New debit card issuer research from Pulse found that 84 percent of U.S. financial institutions reissued cards as a result of the recent data breach at Target. That’s up from the typical year when just 29 percent that reissue all cards exposed in a breach....

B2B Payments
M&A Trend Continues To Sweep Healthcare Sector
June 25, 2014

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) don’t necessarily mean the end for one company. On the contrary, it could mean the start of a strong partnership that will benefit all organizations involved. This is the for many health care providers, as M&A action is becoming more common...

B2B Payments
The Price To Help Companies Keep Workers Happy: $4.5 Million
June 25, 2014

Startup AnyPerk this week announced $3 million in additional funding, bringing its total funding to $4.5 million. Investors are seeing a growing business need for companies to keep their employees happy, and see the “perks” AnyPerk offers such as movie discounts and babysitting services as...

B2B Payments
Are Primary Care Practices Ready To Ditch Insurance Companies?
June 24, 2014

Healthcare payments make sense to almost no one—a highly regulated and mediated system that sends money or promises for future money through so many hands and systems that every attempt at making them more clear, somehow makes them more complex and thus more opaque. Primary...

Company Spotlight
What Drove Consumer Spending in May?
June 24, 2014

April showers bring May flowers … and consumer spending, as it turns out. MasterCard SVP Sarah Quinlan tells MPD CEO Karen Webster that spending by consumers remains strong, fueled by travel and increased spend in a retail category that may surprise you. Listen in to...

CEO Series
How to Deliver Payments as a Platform
June 24, 2014

Take a cloud-based credit card vault, bring it to 71 countries, and integrate it with 29 payment gateways. What do you get? Spreedly. Last year, we spoke with the company’s CEO Justin Benson to get the scoop on what Spreedly brings to the table –...

Exclusive Series
Mobile EMV and NFC: Going Beyond the Checkout Experience
June 24, 2014

EMV. It’s the three-letter word that could completely redefine the checkout experience, especially as it relates to mobile payments. While it may be clear to most how EMV will better secure card-present transactions, how will it come into play with contactless mobile transactions?