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Alternative Finances
Competition Giving Prepaid Card Prices That Sinking Feeling
March 11, 2014

The market for general-purpose reloadable cards is maturing, and the age-defining changes are putting a new image on the prepaid market. Yet various issues also persist, including insufficient regulation that could be putting cardholders at risk, according to a new report. Get the Full Story...

Controversial
Cyber Attacks – The New WMDs?
March 11, 2014

“Cyberattacks are likely to eclipse terrorism as a domestic danger over the next decade. … That’s where the bad guys go. There are no safe neighborhoods. All of us are neighbors online.” – FBI Director James Comey, The Guardian Get the Full Story Complete the...

Alternative Finances
Cozy Launches Renter Credit-Report Solution
March 10, 2014

Cozy, developer of a rent payments and tenant screening platform, has added a solution for requesting credit checks on potential residents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Company Spotlight
Virtual Piggy’s Online Wallet Strengthened By Discover’s Power
March 10, 2014

Virtual Piggy, developer of the youth-oriented online wallet Oink, says the Discover Network will power its service. 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...

Alternative Finances
Bitcoin ATMs, Unsatisfied Online Shoppers, Exploding Chinese Mobile Payments … And Other Friday Factoids
March 10, 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...

Cool
Crowdfunding Student Loans … With A Twist
March 10, 2014

Next week, a startup called Pave will be launching a new group of New York “Rising Stars,” who will be able to take advantage of the company’s unusual investment program designed to help individuals, including recent college graduates, get their careers off the ground. Get...

Level Money, Millennials And The Digitization Of Money
March 10, 2014

Helping Millennials manage their money more effectively is the central purpose of Level Money, a mobile app created by Jake Fuentes and Frank Yeary. Fuentes spoke with PYMNTS.com earlier this year, and now the company is preparing for The Innovation Project 2014 next month. Get the...

Alternative Finances
Inside MasterCard’s C-SAM Acquisition
March 10, 2014

MasterCard today took a strong move to push out mobile-wallet technology faster globally, including its own MasterPass digital service, with the announced planned acquisition of long-time partner C-SAM, whose platform supports not just payments but also customer-specific offers, loyalty incentives, banking, bill-pay options and nonfinancial...

The Big Bitcoin Debate: Is Bitcoin More Than Money?
March 10, 2014

Today, the nattering nabobs of bitcoin negativity are smugly pointing to mounting evidence that Bitcoin is just one big bubble on its way to becoming something pretty itsy-bitsy. With prices flopping between $1,100, $500, $900, and then below $100, all in the space of a...