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How the Bitcoin Tax Will Impact Transactions
March 28, 2014

Over the past week, the IRS deemed bitcoins taxable property, giving critics even more ammo to blast what Warren Buffet has dubbed “a mirage” and a man that Andreessen sort of slighted this week for his criticism of the crypto currency. That said, a small...

Cross-border Payments
Friday Factoids: Chinese Bank Runs, Student Loan Debt, Facebook’s Virtual Reality Acquisition … And Other...
March 28, 2014

There’s so much data influencing the industry today that it can be hard to stay on top of everything. PYMNTS.com’s Friday Factoids are the perfect solution for innovators, entrepreneurs or observers trying to keep up with all the latest information. Get the Full Story Complete...

Bitcoin Bubble Tracker: A new Blow to Bitcoin … and Buffett!
March 28, 2014

Over the past week, the IRS deemed bitcoins taxable property, giving critics even more ammo to blast what Warren Buffet has dubbed “a mirage” and a man that Andreessen sort of slighted this week for his criticism of the cryptocurrency. That said, a small gun...

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PAYMENTS 2014 Update
March 27, 2014

NACHA’s April 6 – 9 PAYMENTS 2014 will feature more than 130 educational sessions and plenty of networking opportunities specifically geared toward payments executives and professionals. Find out more here and make plans to attend. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Alternative Credit
Discover’s Parikh Taking Prepaid To New Bounds
March 27, 2014

Discover Financial Services has a long history of trying to do things differently, starting out with the Cashback Bonus for card transactions and no annual fees. In doing so, it doesn’t try to emulate what’s occurring in the marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Walmart Files Suit Against Visa – Again
March 27, 2014

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which made a name for itself in the payments industry almost two decades ago when it led a class-action lawsuit challenging the “honor-all-cards” and debit card interchange policies of Visa and MasterCard, is at it again. Get the Full Story Complete the...

CEO Series
“EMV ‘A Swear Word’”
March 27, 2014

In her commentary column in the March 24 PYMNTS newsletter, Market Platform Dynamics’ CEO Karen Webster asked whether now is the time to hit the pause button on EMV.  She’s not alone in sharing that view, as more payments-industry insiders are wondering whether the push for...

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TabbedOut Expands Its Executive Team
March 27, 2014

Mobile-payment app provider for the food and beverage industry TabbedOut named several new executive to its team.

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Index Helps Retailers Personalize Shopping
March 26, 2014

Two-year old software company Index, founded by former Google Wallet engineer Jonathan Wall and product lead Marc Freed-Finnegan, is focused on the physical world of commerce. Payments today work just fine, contends CEO Freed-Finnegan, but what about the other possibilities? Get the Full Story Complete...