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Merchant Innovation
Fiserv Scores New Patent For Predictive Scores Solution
May 15, 2014

Fiserv has received its second patent from the U.S. Patent office for its Predictive ScoresSM product. Predictive Scores is intended to help financial institutions identify and approach customers with the right product or service. It also helps business identify the best channels to reach customers over. Get the...

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Malware Stays One Step Ahead of the POS Good Guys
May 15, 2014

If it is your job to prevent malware attacks against a point of sale system, it has undoubtedly been a long year. In breach after breach, cyber-criminals get into a corporate server and then stay around. In the case of both the Neiman and Michaels...

Company Spotlight
Why Don’t Consumers Love Mobile Wallets?
May 15, 2014

Mobile wallets are convenient, but apparently not that convenient, consumers say. While more and more of them are choosing among a growing selection of mobile wallet apps, a recent TSYS study indicates that consumers are still hesitant to completely chuck their physical cards and physical...

B2B Payments
The Digital Age is Real-Time, So Why Not Payments Too?
May 15, 2014

In the era of the digital age, everything happens instantly. Emails, texts, tweets and posts are flying back and forth and immediate access is the new expectation. Now customers want to see speed in their payments as well and be able to make high-speed payments...

Mobile Commerce
The Death of Paper Checks, Really
May 15, 2014

The one place that paper checks are alive and well are in B2B transactions. And ePayments solutions have been slow to catch on given all of the hoops that businesses have to jump thru to implement these solutions. Increasingly, though there are variations on the...

Mobile Commerce
Are Walmart Banks Really Ripping Off Consumers?
May 15, 2014

A recent Wall Street Journal report on the short-term loan practices used by many low-income consumers paints an unlikely picture of individuals willing to pay high loan rates for quick cash. Government intervention into bank overdraft-protection policies and payday-lending practices, while for the purpose of...

B2B Payments
Alibaba offers Small Exporters Rebate
May 15, 2014

Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, will offer subsidies to small and medium-sized domestic exporters that complete transactions on its platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

B2B Payments
Kenya to Launch e-Procurement Service
May 15, 2014

In an effort to automate and streamline Government financial management processes and procedures, the Kenyan National Treasury is switching to electronic procurement. Henry Rotich, Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury, said e-procurement, when implemented under the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), will provide an efficient and streamlined...

B2B Payments
Reval Upgrades Tech for Treasury Management
May 15, 2014

Reval announced that they have released a new version of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for Treasury and Risk Management (TRM), Reval 14.0. This is the first of two annual upgrades which will enables treasurers to lead their organizations through global growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...