Payment Methods

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More Bitcoin Busts
November 07, 2014

On Thursday (Nov. 6), U.S. federal officials trumpeted that they had shut down a Web site that used Bitcoin transactions to try and hide $8 million a month in illegal drug and illegal services trafficking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

U.S. Bank Expands Corporate Payment Offering To Europe
November 06, 2014

Working with Visa, U.S. Bank is bringing a wide range of card-based—as well as cardless—corporate payment offerings to European customers. That includes a new program to offer its corporate purchasing cards in Europe. The bank will be the first in the continent to offer Visa...

Apple Pay
Apple Pay May Be Dragging NFC and Google Wallet Forward in Its Wake
November 06, 2014

Apple Pay is driving NFC volume up and pulling Apple’s NFC rivals along with it, according to preliminary reports.  In a speech this week, a Walgreens executive–Deepika Pandey, group vice president, digital marketing & customer experience—said that her chain has seen in-store NFC payments double...

How To Make Big Data Fast Data
November 06, 2014

What’s the point of having access to “big data” if it takes too long to turn it into actionable data? Retailers today don’t have the luxury of long cycles to collect, share and analyze incoming customer data given the pressure to make quick decisions to...

MCX CEO Comes Up With Reasons To Use His Service
November 06, 2014

After several days of defensive interviews about merchant restrictions and an E-mail data breach, the CEO of MCX is finally talking up advantages for shoppers to try the CurrentC system to be rolled out next year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Money-Laundering, Russian Style
November 06, 2014

Several close aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin are now the target of a U.S. Justice Department probe into an elaborate money-laundering scheme involving the U.S. financial system, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Braintree CEO: Have An E-mail? Have An Account
November 06, 2014

PayPal unit Braintree will be letting European merchants sign up using only an E-mail address, URL and short company description, TechCrunch reported, adding that the company is also promising to waive any commissions for the first $50,000 worth of transactions in Europe. Get the Full...

Square’s Number Of Transactions Now Top One Billion
November 06, 2014

Taking a page from McDonald’s legendary XX billions of hamburgers served signs, Square founder Jack Dorsey tweeted on Wednesday (Nov. 5) that a Sacramento merchant has recently accepted Square’s one-billionth swipe through Square. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Kofax, Visa Cut B2B Payments Deal
November 05, 2014

Visa will deploy “enhanced data and invoice management capabilities” In the Asia Pacific region using Kofax TotalAgility, the two companies announced late Tuesday (Nov. 4). The pair promised that the move will help with accounts payable and receivables management processes that typically are hurt by...