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MPOS Tracker® March 31, 2013
April 02, 2013

March 31, 2013 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 agree to receive marketing communications...

The Incredible Shrinking Google Wallet
March 25, 2013

Seven years into the retail payments game, search giant Google has struggled to find its footing in the retail payments game.  The news that broke about ten days ago, as its Commerce reorg sent a huge signal about its plans to address this – at...

2013 PYMNTS.com Innovator Awards Winners Announced
March 22, 2013

We are excited to reveal the list of winners for the 2013 PYMNTS Innovator Awards. Winners were chosen across sixteen categories by a panel of judges with deep and practical expertise in payments and payments innovation. The top finalists in each category were given an...

Al Gore Speaks On Mobile Money And The Global Mind
March 20, 2013

The early hours of PYMNTS.com’s The Innovation Project 2013 featured no shortage of star power. With Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster leading off the event with a unique take on innovation and the “Oracle of Omaha” Warren Buffett offering his wisdom to the crowd,...

Diebold, Mountain America CU Testing Video Concierge Service For ATMs
February 26, 2013

Diebold partnered with Mountain America Credit Union, Utah’s second-largest credit union and the 29th largest in the United States, to pilot Diebold Concierge Video Services. The service enables Mountain America members to speak directly with the credit union from the ATM to ask questions, review...

Networks, The Cloud And Many Open Questions
February 02, 2013

Payments Breakthrough, Beachheads And Sinkholes MCX and the Giant Payments Networks: A Payments Fairy Tale It was starting to get a little too quiet in payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Regulatory Interventions Involving Depository Accounts: Pressing on the Balloon
January 30, 2013

The checking account—aka demand depository account or current account—is one of the most common financial services products. In developed countries almost every household has one of these. Banks provide a plethora of services through these accounts, which enable people to manage their household finances including...

Al-Qassam To Halt U.S. Banking DDoS Attacks Due To Video Removal
January 29, 2013

The Al-Qassam cyber fighters group has claimed that they will temporarily cease their series of DDoS attacks on U.S. banks following the removal of a video trailer that gives an offensive depiction of the Prophet Muhammaed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

NFC At MIT: Which Wallets Will Win?
January 28, 2013

Neiman’s Loyalty Lessons Bad Data Makes Bad Decisions I had the pleasure of moderating a very fun panel right before Christmas (Doesn’t that seem like an eternity ago?!) on my all time favorite topic, mobile wallets. It was sponsored by the MIT NFC Cluster, which...