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Inside Chase Merchant Services
March 18, 2014

I had the chance to visit with Mike Passilla recently to get the scoop on the Chase Merchant Services (CMS) Group he leads at Chase and the value it delivers to consumers and merchants. I’ve written before that my view on CMS is that it...

B2B Payments
Tradeshift Catches the Wind in its Sails
March 18, 2014

Tradeshift, a platform connecting half a million buyers and suppliers globally, saw sales jump 400 percent last year, CEO and co-founder Christian Lanng said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Pagas Deal Expands Western Union Into Nigeria
March 18, 2014

Western Union has launched a mobile money-transfer service in Nigeria, increasing the reach of Western Union payout options in the country, the funds-transfer specialist announced March 17. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Mobile Tokenization Solves Payments Security Woes
March 18, 2014

LoopPay, founded in 2013, is a provider of a mobile wallet solution that currently works for most existing retail locations. LoopPay Chief Technologist George Wallner sat down with MPD CEO Karen Webster to  explain why he believes Loop is not only a technology breakthrough but...

CEO Series
For Feedzai’s Sebastiao, Space Work Turns To Fraud Detection
March 17, 2014

In January, Feedzai launched in the U.S. a fraud-prevention solution available for omnichannel commerce. Founded by aerospace engineers and data scientists, the company provides a means by which merchants, processors and other organizations may use Big Data to anticipate and detect fraud earlier. Get the...

Alternative Finances
Payments Trends All The Talk At SXSW
March 17, 2014

The South by Southwest (SXSW) festival now underway in Austin, Texas, is representing an opportunity for various payments players to show their wares and demonstrate emerging technologies’ possibilities. It’s also generating lots of discussion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Company Spotlight
Picking Sides In PIN Debit EMV Routing
March 17, 2014

MasterCard issuers will be able to choose and advance network relationships, and merchants will be able to continue to route transaction as desired without needing making significant technological upgrades, under a recent deal Fiserv Inc. struck with the card brand. Fiserv is making MasterCard’s U.S....

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VeriFone’s New Strategy Begins To Take Root
March 17, 2014

VeriFone Systems Inc. experienced mixed fiscal first quarter results, as net revenues were up 2 percent, but the company experienced a $16.2 million loss as it worked on a number of initiatives to improve the company’s operational efficiency.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Image-Capture Tech Competition Picks Up
March 17, 2014

USAA Federal Credit Union and Mitek Systems Inc. have a long-running patent dispute over the use of mobile image-capture technology. But that’s not keeping competitors from entering the space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...