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PYMNTS Talks Back: The End Of the Digital Wallets Road, The Long Road Ahead For...
June 21, 2014

Another full week in payments as Karen Webster susses out whether Digital Wallets are dead or just really, really hard to ignite; EMV rolls towards full implementation by its October 2015 due date (with many, many hurdles to still overcome) and Dwolla jumps into the...

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PYMNTS Talk Back: The End Of the Digital Wallets Road, The Long Road Ahead For...
June 21, 2014

Another full week in payments as Karen Webster susses out whether Digital Wallets are dead or just really, really hard to ignite; EMV rolls towards full implementation by its October 2015 due date (with many, many hurdles to still overcome) and Dwolla jumps into the...

BlueSnap Partners With Video Editing App Magisto
June 20, 2014

Video editing app Magisto has chosen to support global sales with BlueSnap’s BuyNow hosted checkout page, according to a BlueSnap release. The BuyNow page will give Magisto the ability to reach customers in over 90 countries with checkout pages that are automatically localized based on...

International
Cash-Recycling in Ecuador
June 20, 2014

Banco Pichincha, Ecuador’s largest financial institution is testing cash-recycling technology developed by GRGBanking. Its H68N series offers high capacity, serial number tracking, biometric authentication and coin dispensing features. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

International
Brazil Legally Categorizes Mobile Payments
June 20, 2014

In fall 2013, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed into law legislation meant to clarify expectations from different mobile payments players for that emerging market. Non-mandatory interoperability between mobile network operators, bankcard issuers, acquirers and the card brands was the focus of the law. Brazil currently...

B2B Payments
Amadeus Making Music With New SAP Cloud Travel Solutions
June 20, 2014

Online booking solutions company Amadeus is moving forward with its technology, as it prepares to work with SAP to deliver a cloud-based corporate travel solution. The new global innovation is set to help the business travel community soar high in the “cloud” and create a...

B2B Payments
The Need For Speed: When Should Merchants Consider Taking Less For Faster Payments?
June 20, 2014

Slow and late payments are the bane of small business-owners existence. They lead to cash flow problems, and in some cases closures, as SMBs are unable to operate without regular cash flow. Increasingly, as variety enters into the buyer-supplier relationship and electronic fund transfers are...

B2B Payments
Argentina’s G2B Debt Could Trigger Doomsday
June 20, 2014

When individuals don’t pay their electric bill, the lights get shut off. But, what happens when one country’s government refuses to pay businesses in another country?

Controversial
Square Co-Founder on Payments Innovation
June 20, 2014

Square co-founder Jim McKelvey is taking what he learned about innovation when launching Square to new start-ups in St. Louis. He believes that all successful innovators need three things to succeed, unless they are in financial services. In this week's Innovator Insight series MPD CEO...