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MoneyGram, Vodafone Team Up On Remittances
March 11, 2014

MoneyGram and Vodafone have inked a new partnership focused on global remittances. 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...

Will Apple Embrace Proximity Payments?
March 11, 2014

Rumors of Apple’s entrance into mobile payments could become more complicated, as speculation has emerged that Apple may seek to upend the entire retail point of sale by eliminating store checkout lanes. Apple’s own stores already have done this. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Experts: Swipe-And-Sign Gone By 2015
March 11, 2014

Major U.S. issuers are moving away from swipe-and-sign in a bid to prevent the kind of data breaches that have led to serious questions about payment-data security. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Barclays Dealing With Own Internal Data Breach
March 11, 2014

Barclays reportedly confirmed that it experienced a significant data breach, but details remain unclear. 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...

PayPal’s David Marcus Hit By Cyber Fraud
March 11, 2014

PayPal president David Marcus has confirmed that he was recently the victim of cyber fraud. 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,...

Venture Capital Interest In BaaS Surges Over Past 3 Years
March 11, 2014

Venture Capital is paying attention to backend-as-a-service (BaaS) vendors that enable developers to connect back-end cloud infrastructure to their apps and push social media integration and notifications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Wells Fargo, CIBC Riding A mPayment Track
March 11, 2014

Wells Fargo and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) are both moving to bring customers access to contactless mobile payment services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

American Express Posts Court Victory In Fee Battle
March 11, 2014

American Express scored an important victory in court this week, as a judge awarded preliminary approval to a settlement between the issuer and a group of U.S. merchants over alleged transaction fee impropriety. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Contractor Security Weakness May Have Led To Target Breach
March 11, 2014

A refrigeration contractor hired by Target may have unwittingly opened the door for the masterminds of the Target POS malware attack to gain entry to the retailer’s back-end system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...