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How MasterCard Helps Issuers Capture Affluent Travel Spend
June 30, 2014

MasterCard’s “Priceless” branding is designed to remind consumers that using a MasterCard product delivers benefits that go well beyond the act of making a purchase. Winning in the affluent market, says Diana Robino, Senior VP Global Affluent Products at MasterCard, starts with a focus on...

Mobile Commerce
Number of E-Shopping Australians Quadruples In Three Years
June 30, 2014

Australians are quickly becoming strong online shoppers, with a recent report showing the number of people in that nation turning to mobile options quadrupled in size over the last three years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Merchant Innovation
aisle411 Turns To Google For New Advisory Board Member
June 30, 2014

Retail indoor location services platform aisle411 announced last week that it had appointed Google’s Don Dodge to its advisory board. Dodge is currently a Developer Advocate at Google, according to an aisle411 release, and his appointment to the advisory board will be effective immediately. Get...

Financial Inclusion
Lending Club Going Public
June 30, 2014

After months of speculation about the when, Lending Club Corp. has started down the path to going public, tapping banks including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to help them put together an IPO for later 2014. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Financial Inclusion
Japanese eCommerce Powerhouse Rakuten’s $100 M Global Investment Fund
June 30, 2014

Rakuten, the Japanese consumer Internet conglomerate, has set it sights on world domination—or at least on global investment.  The company is launching a $100 million dollar investment fund to focus on startups in the U.S., Israel and Asia Pacific region. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
CurdBee Closes Its Online Invoicing Doors
June 30, 2014

The online invoicing application CurdBee recently announced that it was no longer accepting sign-ups, and is instead urging customers toward Hiveage, which is a cloud-based billing platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
BirchStreet And BancTec Have An Automated Solution For You
June 30, 2014

Working mainly in the hospitality industry by providing cloud platform for eProcurement and Procure-to-Pay options, BirchStreet Systems entered into a partnership agreement with BancTec to sell BancTec’s invoice processing service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Why Global Cross-Border M&A Deals Are On The Rise
June 30, 2014

Globalization is no longer just a buzzword in the business world. Instead, it is becoming a goal for more companies across numerous sectors. With a recent survey showing that global cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) deals are increasing, it’s clear that more organizations are driven...

Mobile Commerce
California Throws Out Only Pay with US $ Law
June 30, 2014

Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown signed a law, passed by the California legislature, which reversed an earlier law—seriously—that said you could only conduct transactions in California with greenbacks. No pesos, Canadian dollars, city currencies, reward points, and yes—no bitcoins, dogecoins, or any other cryptocurrency either. As...