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Ripple Labs’ Hopes to Build Best Global Payment Protocol
April 14, 2014

Ripple Labs is hoping to continue to gain support for a concept that moves away from monetary incentives.  What makes this protocol different from mining is that the Ripple Protocol involves gateways and move money along something that’s called validators, which establish trust within the...

B2B Payments
Fiserv Launches Enhanced Payment Fraud Protection
April 14, 2014

Fiserv, Inc. a global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today a real-time electronic payments monitoring capabilities to prevent fraud. The solutions protect users from the increasing threat of payments fraud, to cover both international and domestic payments from the Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) and...

B2B Payments
SMBs Go Hunting for Customers Across Borders
April 14, 2014

According to research from the World Economic Forum, SMEs account for 99% of the enterprises and two thirds of employment in OCED countries, making up a significant portion of each country’s economy.  In the US, nearly all net job creation between 1997 and 2005 came...

B2B Payments
New FIS Mobile Product Attempts To Hit On All Gen Y Cylinders
April 14, 2014

Financial institutions now may offer their customers immediate access to funds via mobile or prepaid cards under a new initiative called GenNOW Fidelity National Information Systems (FIS) is offering its clients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Payment Methods
The Doctor is in … On Your Smartphone
April 11, 2014

Needles are painful, no matter how you cut it. Healthcare payments, however, don’t have to be. InstaMed Go, is a new payments solution that will help providers reduce the payment pain of healthcare payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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PwC Paper Describes 6 Priorities For Retail Banking In 2020
April 11, 2014

We all know that mobile has had a dramatic effect on the entire banking and payments landscape, yet much of this is still evolving, with no clear signs on which solution will set the standard. Other pressures to change the way banks operate also continually...

Controversial
Square’s Many Suitors
April 11, 2014

The payments rumor mill is on fire with speculation that Square is up for sale. We thought it would be fun to take a look at the potential slate of Square’s suitors - what they bring to the table and why Square might want to...

Acquiring
Heartland Goes To School With An Acquisition
April 11, 2014

By Jeffrey Green (@epaymentsguy) Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing...

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Retail’s Commanding Numbers, Paying Bills With Pre-Paid, Payments Match Made In Heaven … And Other...
April 11, 2014

How many trillions of dollars in retail sales were logged in 2013? How many consumers use prepaid cards to pay bills online? Or the percentage of entrepreneurs who’ve used PayPal within the last 12 months? If not, keep up with the facts with the latest...