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B2B Payments
B2B Incubator Looks For Vertical Expertise First
November 26, 2014

The art of investing in startups is challenging enough on its own, so a group of Australian investors is trying to improve its odds by focusing solely on B2B efforts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
A B2B Dental Approach To E-Commerce
November 26, 2014

A B2B dental company is pushing E-Commerce in an especially B2B fashion, including letting its customers control access by buyers based on their area of responsibility, and—of particular importance to its health industry customers—maintaining detailed records of how particular surgical and other products are packaged...

Innovation Investment Tracker | November 16-23
November 26, 2014

A New Take On Commercial Lending Picks Up   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,...

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Wanelo Reinvents Shopping
November 26, 2014

It seems like social networks should go with e-commerce as naturally as peanut butter is combined with jelly to make the world’s most elementally perfect sandwich. Unfortunately, as it turns, out the graveyard of e-commerce is filled with many such pairings gone south. Get the...

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Passwords: The Love-Hate Relationship Payments Wants To Break Up
November 26, 2014

Passwords — they’re a love-hate relationship. Love the (supposed) security, but hate the nuance of remembering what favorite dog or past college crush the password was framed around. It’s a peculiar paradox, that the payments industry is working to transition away from traditional passwords. Get the Full...

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Visa Europe: Save Us From Lower Interchange And Alt-Payments
November 26, 2014

Visa Europe has launched a publicity campaign to derail payment-card reforms passed last year by the European Commission that include caps on interchange fees, rollbacks of many of Visa's rules for merchants, and encouragement of new players and alternative forms of payment.

B2B Payments
The Soaring Cost Of Non-Compliance
November 25, 2014

Although the fines and negative publicity of non-compliance for payments companies is well known, a new report from Thomas Reuters finds a laundry list of related—and far larger costs. Companies seeking to avoid additional government interference are finding non-compliance all but guarantees much more strict...

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Pew Report Critical of Mobile Remote Deposit Capture
November 25, 2014

Mobile remote deposit capture (mRDC) is gaining traction with consumers, banks and prepaid card issuers, but a report issued earlier this month The Pew Charitable Trusts asserts that more transparency is needed to give consumers more confidence that the service is worth using. Get the...

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Is It Mobile Imaging’s Time To Shine?
November 25, 2014

Mitek may not exactly be a household name, but most large issuers use its technology to enable its mobile banking customers to snap a photo of a check with their smartphone and have it deposited into their checking accounts. Mitek is the world’s largest mobile...