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Bitcoin’s Black Market Will Continue Post Silk Road
October 18, 2013

“The proliferation of digital currencies fuels the proliferation of tools and services necessary for cybercrime. This in turn helps fuel the growth in cybercrime, and other forms of digital disruption.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Mobile Commerce Ignition: Death March Or Sprint?
October 17, 2013

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Bitcoin Is A Remarkable Innovation, Here’s Why It Will Fail
October 16, 2013

Bitcoin is absolutely brilliant.  The insight behind this alternative currency is counterintuitive. Most everyone in payments sees cash as an inferior species. Cash is technologically backward and dirty to boot. It’s only bad habits that die hard that perpetuate anyone ever paying with paper. But...

Belly Talks Payments, Funding And Saturation In Loyalty Market
October 15, 2013

Andreessen Horowitz, Lightbank, 7-Ventures – with these big-name VC firms associated with its digital loyalty platform, it’s no surprise Belly made a splash when it announced its $12 million Series B round of fundraising on August 28. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

The Data and the Hype | NFC Predictions Over the Years
October 11, 2013

Economists have a famous saying .. never make a prediction that you don’t plan to outlive. Turns out it’s pretty good advice, especially when it comes to payments stuff. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Week In Payments Spawns He Said-She Said Battles
October 10, 2013

Welcome to What’s Trending In Payments – a weekly look at the most popular, irreverent and important stories the payments industry had to offer over the past five days. Which companies grabbed the most headlines – for better or for worse – this week, and...

Bitcoin Goes From Bust To Boom, Clinkle’s Not So Big Reveal
October 03, 2013

Welcome to What’s Trending In Payments – a weekly look at the most popular, irreverent and important stories the payments industry had to offer over the past five days. Which companies grabbed the most headlines – for better or for worse – this week, and...

Behind Heartland’s Leaf Investment
October 02, 2013

“I believe the point of sale is that for small business owners what the phone is for you and me.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

The Durbin Amendment
October 02, 2013

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