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B2B Payments
India’s B2B Graveyard
May 20, 2014

The good news for Indian tech start-ups that they are leveraging the cloud to offer services that range from ERP and CRM solutions to data storage to developer platforms. Even better news, the world - particularly the parts inhabited by venture capitalists - are starting...

News
LifeLock Pulls mWallet Over Security Concerns
May 20, 2014

LifeLock has pulled its mobile wallet after concerns surfaced that certain aspects of the app may not be fully compliant with payment card industry (PCI) security standards. The online security company has removed the app from the Apple, Google and Amazon app stores as a...

Alternative Finances
MoneyGram’s New U.S.-Mexico Channel
May 20, 2014

MoneyGram users who wish to transfer money to Mexico can look forward to much faster processing times. The international money transfer and payment services company has announced a new U.S. – Mexico channel than can move money cross-border from user to user in just 30 minutes....

Apple’s Angela Ahrendts To Focus On China And Mobile Payments
May 20, 2014

Three weeks into her tenure as Apple’s head of retail, Angela Ahrendts is outlining a three-part strategy for Apples retail future. It includes a stonger emphasis on China as a market, mobile payments, and revamping the end-to-end sales experience at brick-and-mortar Apple stores. Get the Full...

Financial Inclusion
Mobile Commerce Security is the Name of the Game
May 20, 2014

Coupons, rewards, and data oh my! These startups are in the business of keeping customers and other businesses secure while they enjoy the benefits of mobile commerce. Find out who got what and how much.

Cool
Bitnet Launches As “New” Kind of Bitcoin Rails
May 20, 2014

What do a couple of ex-Visa/CyberSource guys see in bitcoin? Well, plenty, which is why they've launched Bitnet today. Bitnet will act as a third party mediator in vendor-consumer bitcoin transactions, taking what CEO John McDonnell says is the "mystery and risk" out of bitcoin...

Controversial
Consumers Pay More When They Pay With Bitcoin
May 20, 2014

People who wanted to buy really bad stuff probably didn’t mind paying a premium to use bitcoin to do it. But, will the regular old mainstream consumer be as willing to pay more than the face value of the goods they are purchasing just to...

B2B Payments
HSBC Helping Chinese Firms With Foreign-Currency Management
May 20, 2014

New HSBC service is designed to provide greater convenience and transparency in foreign cash management. An undisclosed German company’s Chinese subsidiary will deliver HSBC’s product to firms within the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone.

B2B Payments
Growing Pains of E-Invoicing
May 20, 2014

Latin American countries are not usually thought of as payments technology, bellwethers. But, that all changed recently when the region surprised the world by being one of the first to mandate e-invoicing. Chile started the practice about a decade ago (albeit optional) and Brazil, Mexico...