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EMV Migrates West At Ellis Island
March 24, 2014

New York lawmakers reportedly plan to include smart chips in all credit cards the state issues. The proposal, in a state Senate bill, would help improve their ability to ward off counterfeit fraud, something today’s magnetic-stripe cards fail to do.

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The Fight For PayPal’s Future: A Look Back
March 24, 2014

Since late January 2014, eBay’s board of directors and activist investor Carl Icahn have been fighting over the future of PayPal, eBay Inc.’s payment subsidiary. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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California DMV Faces Potential Data Breach
March 24, 2014

In the latest of the string of data breaches that have accompanied the beginning of 2014, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has reportedly been the latest target of cyber-criminals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Marc Andreessen Doubles Down On Bitcoins
March 24, 2014

Given the string of recent controversies surrounding bitcoin – from the fall of Mt. Gox, to the suicide of the CEO of one exchange – some have begun forecasting the inevitable downfall of the digital currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Introducing The ‘Stripe of Brazil’
March 24, 2014

Americans can take online shopping for granted because it is so ubiquitous.  Almost any legal good or service is available to them with nothing more than the click of a button. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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6 Reasons to Call an EMV ‘Time Out’
March 23, 2014

Richard Clarke's assessment of the state of cybercrime in the U.S. started quite the conversation at The Innovation Project. So much of one, that it got MPD CEO Karen Webster to thinking about EMV's future as a "must-have" security protocol for card fraud. She's come...

Bitcoin Tracker | Week 16
March 23, 2014

Link to live trading on the Bitcoin markets. 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...

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Paypal, Lending Club Extending Loans To Businesses
March 23, 2014

eBay Inc.’s PayPal unit said it would extend a program that has provided “tens of millions of dollars” in working capital to businesses that used PayPal in the previous six months, Bloomberg BusinessWeek said in a report.

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Diebold Deploys First Cardless, PIN-less ATM
March 23, 2014

A new mobile-based ATM from Diebold Inc. enables consumers to complete self-service transactions and make retail purchases without using physical debit or credit cards, the company said in release.