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“EMV ‘A Swear Word’”
March 27, 2014

In her commentary column in the March 24 PYMNTS newsletter, Market Platform Dynamics’ CEO Karen Webster asked whether now is the time to hit the pause button on EMV.  She’s not alone in sharing that view, as more payments-industry insiders are wondering whether the push for...

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TabbedOut Expands Its Executive Team
March 27, 2014

Mobile-payment app provider for the food and beverage industry TabbedOut named several new executive to its team.

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Report: Data Breaches Reach Nearly Half of All Financial Accounts
March 27, 2014

Financial institutions have been substantially impacted by the recent data breaches, according to recent survey data released by ACI Worldwide.

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Circle Internet Raises $17 Million In Series B Funding
March 27, 2014

Digital currency company Circle Internet Financial says it has raised $17 million in funding from new investor Oak Investment Partners along with Breyer Capital, Accel Partners and General Catalyst Partners and others.

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Most B2B Suppliers Intend To Invest In Analytics: Survey
March 27, 2014

Almost 80 percent of supply chain business representatives view analytics as either being very or moderately important, with most intending to increase investment in the area, according to a survey by MHI, an international trade association for the material handling and logistics industry.

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Virtual Currencies Leave An Impression On Europe’s Central Bank
March 27, 2014

Virtual currencies were a topic of discussion at the European Central Bank/Banca d’Italia Workshop on Interchange Fees earlier this week.

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BKM and Redsys Form mWallet Partnership
March 27, 2014

BKM and Redsys have signed an agreement to work together for interoperability of the iupay and BKM Express digital wallets, the companies announced March 25.

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New Payments Processor CurvePay Emerges
March 27, 2014

A team of payments industry veterans on March 26 announced the creation of CurvePay, a vertically integrated processing platform for merchants and resellers.

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Retailers Take Security Concerns to Congress
March 27, 2014

Retailers on March 26 lobbied the Senate for a more secure credit and debit card system, including one that requires PINs for credit card transactions.