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B2B Payments
Smartvista for Fuel in M.E.
May 15, 2014

BPC Banking Technologies, a provider of Open System payment solutions, announced the release of SmartVista for Fuel Retailers at Cards and Payments Middle East 2014. SmartVista for Fuel provides support for fleet cards, enables the creation and management of integrated loyalty programs, automates the payment...

B2B Payments
IBM Deal Gives Orbitz For Business An International Look
May 15, 2014

A recent deal to provide online-booking services to IBM’s business-travel program is opening the doors to international opportunities for the business-travel unit of online-booking company Orbitz Worldwide. Under the agreement, Orbitz for Business will provide IBM support in 90 countries.

Mobile Commerce
ISIS Reports 600K New mWallet Downloads In The Last Month
May 14, 2014

ISIS mobile wallet- a joint venture between AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless launched in November of 2013 — allows customers packing a NFC-enabled Android handset, a special SIM and the right app to make contactless payments at tens of thousands of merchant locations nationwide. The...

Alternative Finances
MIT On its Way to Become First Bitcoin Ecosystem on the Planet
May 14, 2014

The college will distribute $100 in bitcoin to every undergraduate student at MIT this fall.

Merchant Innovation
Gemalto Brings Two Payment Card Personalization Bureaus To US Market
May 14, 2014

Gemalto has acquired Rhode Island-based Shoreline and Atlanta-based Source One Direct, two payment card personalization bureaus in the United States. Both companies were previously part of Cardiff Holdings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Europe
Visa: European MPOS Boom Coming
May 14, 2014

According to a new study by Visa Europe, the number of small businesses integrating mobile point of sale technology is on a sharp upswing and is set to take off dramatically in 2014, reports Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Financial Inclusion
Two Former Amazon Execs Want To Help You Stop Overpaying For Home Renovations
May 14, 2014

Pro.com is something of an interesting novelty among sites that help connect people to the contractors who can build their extensions, remodel their bathrooms or design the professional chef’s kitchens that their renowned cooking skills obviously entitle them to. Pro.com will help you book a...

Merchant Innovation
Yelp Moves Toward Direct Competition With Restaurant Reservation Sites
May 14, 2014

TripAdvisor and OpenTable beware, Yelp is releasing a new service that may soon be cutting into both companies consumer base. Yelp Reservations will allow customers to book a reservation directly from an eatery’s Yelp business listing on their mobile device or computer. Additionally, users will also...

Company Spotlight
What 46 Percent of Small Businesses Want But Can’t Get
May 14, 2014

Small and microbusinesses are vulnerable – especially when it comes to getting credit. And in the absence of traditional forms of credit, many turn to credit cards for working capital. But 46 percent of SMBs say they don’t or can’t. MasterCard and Corporation for Enterprise...