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Heartland Sells SmartLink Payments Business
January 05, 2016

Payments security firm EchoSat has acquired SmartLink from Heartland Payments Systems, the companies, which have been in partnership for five years, said on Monday (Jan. 4). The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

MasterPass Reinvents Walmart.com Checkout
January 04, 2016

Walmart ended the year by announcing Walmart Pay. It’s starting the year with a big move to reinvent the way its customers can pay online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

New Apple P2P Payments Details Emerge
January 04, 2016

In mid-November, news broke that Apple was reportedly planning a mobile P2P payment service that would compete with the array of other players in the space who enable that service, including PayPal’s Venmo, Square Cash, Facebook Messenger and SnapCash, among others. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Speeding SMB Loans Through The Cloud
January 04, 2016

Technology can do much to streamline backend processes at banks large and small. Here’s how nCino CEO Pierre Naudé sees the cloud bridging the gaps in SMB finance.

BitGold Goes After P2P Gold Standard
January 04, 2016

For the non-initiated, it can be tempting to see mobile payments and all the innovations around them as far away from the tangible concept of a buck in a pocket or a bar of gold in a bank vault. Now, though, BitGold is proving that...

Will Bitcoin’s Steady 2016 Start Hold?
January 04, 2016

Bitcoin’s 2016 is off to a solid start. 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 completing this form, you...

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Fidelity Ends Long-Term Card Partnership With Amex And BoA
January 04, 2016

After 12 years and billion in fees, Fidelity announced Monday (Jan. 4) that it will be ending its credit card partnership with American Express and Bank of America, according to Reuters reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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What 2015’s Tough Tech Startup Market Means For 2016
January 04, 2016

The movement to grab fundraising among technology startups last year found strong support among private equity players, but that reception might be a little stonier in 2016, according to The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

International
Is Trade-Based Money Laundering Growing?
January 04, 2016

The growth in world trade and financial technology has carried with it the specter of trade-based money laundering. The topic has been hot enough to spark commentary by John Cassara in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday (Dec. 31). The trend led the...