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Alternative Finances
Future Innovators: How Far Should They Push The Limits?
March 11, 2014

Q. What do you get when you cross the CFPB, the FTC and Six Alternative Lending CEOs?  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...

Bitcoin’s Real Problem Isn’t Mt. Gox
March 11, 2014

The crisis du jour for the Bitcoin community yesterday was the collapse of Mt. Gox amid rumors that hundreds of millions of dollars worth of bitcoins had been stolen. While some cynics are claiming this is the death of this cryptocurrency Bitcoin backers are rallying...

Events
Preventing Online Fraud and Building Customer Trust
March 11, 2014

Online payment fraud resulted in billions of dollars in losses last year. Stopping fraud without impacting the experience for trusted customers is critical for organizations where any fraud prevention measure that adds to customer friction is a non-starter. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Applause Please! 2014 Payments Hall of Fame® Inductees and Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Announced
March 11, 2014

What do Bob Selander, Arthur Hahn and George Wallner all have in common? Well, two things, actually. 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...

Bitcoin Tracker: February 20
March 11, 2014

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Alternative Finances
Will mPOS Face Headwinds in 2014?
March 11, 2014

Several interesting dynamics are shaping the mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) ecosystem and setting the market up for significant growth in 2014. As shown in the most recent MPOS Tracker, sponsored by ROAM, key events in January set the stage for what’s to become the rest of the year....

Alternative Finances
One Small (HCE) Step Towards the Cloud?
March 11, 2014

Hoping to give Near Field Communication (NFC) payments a strong kickstart, both Visa and MasterCard this week announced cloud-based solutions that give merchants and banks more options for delivering and supporting mobile contactless transactions. Both card brands’ solutions leverage Host Card Emulation (HCE), an open...

Alternative Finances
Competition Giving Prepaid Card Prices That Sinking Feeling
March 11, 2014

The market for general-purpose reloadable cards is maturing, and the age-defining changes are putting a new image on the prepaid market. Yet various issues also persist, including insufficient regulation that could be putting cardholders at risk, according to a new report. Get the Full Story...

Controversial
Cyber Attacks – The New WMDs?
March 11, 2014

“Cyberattacks are likely to eclipse terrorism as a domestic danger over the next decade. … That’s where the bad guys go. There are no safe neighborhoods. All of us are neighbors online.” – FBI Director James Comey, The Guardian Get the Full Story Complete the...