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PYMNTS FLASHBACK: Transcript: Twitter Vet Jack Dorsey on How Square Redesigns the Payment Process
April 28, 2014

When buzz began bubbling up around Square about a month ago, the industry took notice. Many charged that was due mainly in part because the driving force behind Square was the co-founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey. Many industry insiders, like MagTek CEO Mimi Hart, raised...

Controversial
Are Consumers Bullish on Their Financial Futures?
April 28, 2014

Mixed reviews on job growth, D-day for tax time and rising food prices all played a part in how consumers felt about their finances earlier this month – and spending. New reports on consumer confidence don’t exactly show a happy-go-lucky consumer for the second month...

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Holy Smartphone, Batman!
April 28, 2014

New research from Nielsen shows that 70 percent of Americans now own smartphones, including those elder Boomers 55 and older. Is this the missing link that we need in the US to ignite the mobile-payments market?

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Tax Returns, Confused Consumers Credit Card Fraud…And Other Friday Factoids
April 25, 2014

Do you know … How many billions of dollars will be lost to credit card fraud this year? How many consumers have no idea what NFC is or what it’s for? Or how many tax returns the IRS had in by tax day on April...

B2B Payments
Powering Payments For Europe’s Railroads
April 25, 2014

Ogone powered a mobile app designed to help one of Europe's high-speed rail providers streamline its ticketing operations. Launched in December, it’s now used by 1,000 riders per week. Find out how and why they did it.

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Visa: Q2 Revenues Rise 7% As Profit Jumps 26%
April 24, 2014

Visa missed analysts' projections for fiscal second quarter revenues, but earned a 26 percent increase in profits as spending on credit and debit cards remained strong.

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Square’s Many Suitors: The People Have Spoken
April 24, 2014

So two weeks ago we ask you, the readers, what Square should do, given that many of Silicon Valley’s biggest players are reportedly pursing the payments processor and POS start-up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Nelms: ‘It’ Card And Free FICO Scores Fuel Discover’s Q1 Receivables Growth
April 24, 2014

During the first three months of the year, Discover Financial Services’ card receivables grew by nearly 5 percent, at the upper end of the company’s targeted range. Much of the gain was through existing customers and the continued success of the Discover It card, which...

B2B Payments
Has e-Procurement Peaked?
April 24, 2014

As B2B continues to make the move from paper to digital, the search for the best digital solutions for the enterprise payments space escalates. One area of increasing interest is the use of internet based portals and to manage the procurement, spend management and payment...