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B2B Payments
What’s In A B2B E-Payment Solution?
November 17, 2014

Global provider of integrated payment solution Paymetric drives over $30 billion worth of payments, the company said in a recent interview with PYMNTS. Paymetric aims to help others accept, secure and optimize payments, expediting the order-to-cash process – but it’s not the only player in...

SEQR Readies Team for Expansion Into U.S.
November 17, 2014

Seamless, the company behind the mobile payment solution SEQR, recruited Beverly Cole as its new U.S. Head of Sales, according to a company release. Previously, Cole held various lead positions in finance and technology, and most recently comes form First Data, where she was SVP...

McDonalds: One Out Of Two Tap-To-Pay Hits Is Now Apple Pay
November 17, 2014

McDonalds is now reporting that Apple Pay is the payment mechanism behind 50 percent of all of its tap-to-pay transactions, which is more impressive than it sounds given the many years McDonalds has been accepting contactless payments. McDonalds has also been creative–although possibly impractical–about taking...

Bitcoin Payments To Go Corporate?
November 17, 2014

BNP Paribas analyst Johann Palychata has published an article arguing that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could shake up traditional banking and financial services, Cash & Treasury Management File reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Mobile
Xapo Goes Mobile After Bitcoin Card Fail
November 17, 2014

Xapo, a bitcoin startup, has launched a wallet app for iOS, making its mobile wallet easy for consumers to use, Payments Source reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Cybersecurity
A “Beacon” On Privacy Concerns
November 17, 2014

Consumer fears about beacons and privacy will evaporate as beacons become part of everyday life, panelists said at the M1 Summit conference in San Francisco on Thursday (Nov. 13), according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

News
Who Do Consumers Love More: Banks Or Apple?
November 17, 2014

Despite the huge amount of Apple Pay buzz, most U.S. consumers still say they’d prefer a mobile wallet from their bank, according to a new survey of 4,200 U.S. households by Phoenix Marketing International. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

News
Holiday’s $31B Gift To Payments
November 17, 2014

Holiday shoppers will spend a record-breaking $31 billion on gift cards this year, according to a survey of more than 6,000 consumers by the National Retail Federation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Cybersecurity
The Newest Merchant Tool To Fight POS Fraud
November 17, 2014

The PCI Security Standards Council has done a breakdown of how recent high-profile security breaches have occurred, and how merchants of all sizes can defend against the risk of being hacked, Payment Week reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...