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Number Of EMV Chip Cards Jumped By 1 Billion In 2014
May 07, 2015

Newly released figures from EMVCo, the public corporation that manages the payments standard, show the number of EMV chip cards in circulation increased globally by 43 percent in 2014 to 3.4 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Cybereason Funding Exposes The Need For Security Solutions
May 07, 2015

Every week, it seems like another cyber attack is exposed, sending retailers into damage control and annoying customers who have to cancel their payment cards and set up a new one. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has gone so far as to create an entirely...

HeyLets Remedies The Problem Of Online Reviews
May 07, 2015

There may be an overload of mobile apps aimed at helping users decide where to go and what to do, but trying to figure out which reviews are legitimate and which are fake or ill-informed can be frustrating. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Designer Shopping Gets A Social Makeover
May 07, 2015

Net-A-Porter isn’t new to the online shopping game for high-fashion, but its latest move suggests the company is listening to the desires of its e-shoppers. Reports released Wednesday (May 6) said Net-A-Porter is revamping its mobile shopping service by adding a social element to the...

Optimism For Same-Day ACH Payments Rising
May 07, 2015

A recent survey by ACI Worldwide at the NACHA PAYMENTS conference last month showed that of those surveyed, a majority of financial industry professionals believe that same-day ACH payments will soon become a reality. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

TransFirst Modernizes Medical Billing Process
May 06, 2015

Apple and IBM have nabbed attention lately for their recent initiatives to digitize various aspects of the workday for health care providers. But payment processing servicer TransFirst is doing its own part to modernize the health care industry through more streamlined billing. Get the Full...

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SAP Buyout News Overshadows Google Deal
May 06, 2015

Salesforce, a leading CRM Software-as-a-Service firm, could soon be the target of a takeover – just not with SAP. 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...

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SBA Picks Up Banks’ Lending Slack
May 06, 2015

Some mainstream banks are not doing enough to grant small businesses’ access to financing, Small Business Administration head Maria Contreras-Sweet said at the ongoing eMerge Conference, and that means the SBA has to do more to pick up the slack. Get the Full Story Complete...

Xero Partnership Lends Data To Wholesalers
May 06, 2015

In B2B sales, automation is becoming an increasingly crucial aspect of the business process, allowing wholesalers to avoid wasting time on painstaking order processing or inventory management. Pepperi is one company that offers automated sales services, and according to the firm, its latest tie-up will...