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Omnitracs Appoints Jim Gardner as Vice President of Marketing
November 20, 2014

Fleet management company Omnitracs on Wednesday (Nov. 19) announced that it was appointing Jim Gardner as vice president of marketing. 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...

B2B Payments
Emdeon Buys Change Healthcare
November 20, 2014

Emdeon, a revenue/payment cycle management and clinical information exchange vendor, announced Wednesday (Nov. 19) that it will spend $185 million to buyout consumer education, transparency, and engagement developer Change Healthcare, according to a report in Health Data Management. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
A Major New B2B Accessories Site
November 20, 2014

Avenir Telecom has launched a global B2B site, offering hundreds of accessories to its customers across its own brands, according to a report in Mobile News. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Freight Tonnage Soars In October
November 20, 2014

New figures from the American Trucking Association show that freight tonnage rose slightly in October, when seasonally adjusted. The Index climbed 0.5 percent in October, following a 0.8 percent decline in September. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

40 Percent Of U.S. Online Shoppers Say They Want To Use Mobile Payment
November 20, 2014

A new survey has 40 percent of U.S. online shoppers saying that they like the idea of mobile payments and prefer that idea to carrying around a wallet. How much that interest in using mobile payments will translate to shoppers actually using mobile payments is...

Staples Strengthens Relationship With Apple
November 20, 2014

Staples made it clear during Wednesday’s (Nov. 19) earnings call that it’s committed to Apple and everything that comes with it — which includes Apple Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Cybersecurity
Senate Committee To Focus On Prepaid-Card Scams
November 20, 2014

A U.S. Senate special committee is looking into scams that use reloadable prepaid debit cards like Green Dot’s popular MoneyPak card to victimize consumers, less than a week after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed new rules that increase consumer protections for funds stolen from...

News
Target Sees First Profit Boost Since Data Breach
November 20, 2014

Target continues to pay for its massive data breach that occurred during last year’s fourth quarter, but it appears the retailer has nearly recovered from most of the issues stemming from the breach as this year’s third-quarter earnings beat analysts and company expectations for both...

Payment Systems Everywhere, But Are They Profitable?
November 20, 2014

Entrepreneur and CNBC reporter Mr. Wonderful, aka Kevin O’Leary, says it’s only a matter of time before everyone has some form of payment on their platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...