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Charles Duhigg And Creating Rewards That Are Actually Rewarding
April 23, 2014

Pop Quiz, how many rewards program are you a member of right now? If your answer is in the family of “ummm, I don’t know, a lot?” then according to New York Times Reporter and best-selling author Charles Duhigg, those rewards programs are failing both...

Merchant Innovation
Samsung’s Next Generation Fingerprinting Innovation
April 23, 2014

Fingerprint-based identification has had a bumpy road to adoption. It is popular with the right people: Apple incorporated a touch-based fingerprint scanner into the iPhone 5s and Samsung recently release the Galaxy S5 with a much touted fingerprint scanner. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Media Center
Taking the Pain Out of Merchant Onboarding
April 23, 2014

Ask any merchant how much they liked their onboarding process. It's generally pretty cumbersome - but for a reason. Assessing the risk of a new merchant is nothing to be taken lightly. But Recombo has completely innovated that process, making it less costly, quicker, and...

Financial Inclusion
AmEX And Walmart’s PrePaid Partnership
April 23, 2014

Though more widely known as a high-end brand, American Express is also reaching out to working class and cash-based consumers by expanding its prepaid business to Walmart. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

News
Hackers Targeting POS And Web Apps
April 23, 2014

According to a Verizon’s annual report on data breach investigations, hackers in 2013 were particularly invested in Web application attacks, cyber-espionage and point-of-sale intrusions.  Finance suffered the most at the hands of cyber-criminals and was the victim of 465 separate reported breach incidents. Get the Full...

Company Spotlight
Discover Reports 4.5% Q1 Revenue Rise As Card Sales Volume Jumps 3.4%
April 23, 2014

Discover Financial Services on April 22 reported first quarter net revenue of $2.08 billion, up 4.5 percent from $1.99 billion during the same period last year. Net income was $631 million, down 6.2 percent from $673 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Digital Currency Deep Dive: So What Makes Bitcoin So Special?
April 23, 2014

Remember the day when a coin was just a bothersome piece of metal that you were happy to toss in the tip jar to benefit the underpaid baristas at your local coffee shop? Well, the world has changed and so have coins. Economist David Evans...

TSYS Says Q1 Revenue Rose 32%, Sells Japanese Business Interests
April 23, 2014

Total System Services Inc. on April 22 reported first quarter revenue of $592.8 million, up 32.1 percent from $448.8 million during the same period ended March 31 last year. Net income was down 12.7 percent to $51.6 million.   Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Mobile Commerce
PayPal Rethinks NFC to Enhance Security
April 23, 2014

The company isn't planning on any initiatives anytime soon, however, the company president does believe that they are becoming less skeptic about NFC.