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NY Backs Off (A Bit) On Bitcoin Licensing
October 16, 2014

Financial services providers in New York will need a BitLicense — but that won’t include software developers, bitcoin miners, and individual cryptocurrency users, the Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Intel Innovates At The POS
October 16, 2014

There’s one way to be certain that POS data can’t get stolen – don’t have data at the POS in the first place. That’s the innovation that Intel launched Wednesday (Oct. 15). Intel Data Protection Technology For Transactions creates an encrypted tunnel thru which cardholder...

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Amex Says Mobile Wallet Growth Slow, Even With Apple Pay
October 16, 2014

American Express on Wednesday (Oct. 16) reported third-quarter net income of $1.5 billion, up 8 percent from $1.4 billion a year ago. The card brand also reported that diluted earnings per share was $1.40, up 12 percent from $1.25 a year ago. Get the Full...

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Apple Pay To Debut Oct. 20?
October 16, 2014

Apple Pay training documents are now again pointing to Monday (Oct. 20) as the date when Apple wants retailers to start offering shoppers Apple Pay, according to a MacRumors story. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Wow! Siri To Enable Apple Pay
October 15, 2014

iPhone 6 owners will be able to command Siri to activate Apple Pay.  According to Bank Innovation’s Ian Kar by commanding Siri to open a particular card, Apple’s passbook automatically opened, signaling the that Apple’s digital assistant and payments platforms are tied. Get the Full Story...

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Square Denies PayPal Purchase Rumors
October 15, 2014

Mark Twain famously said “rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” and though the statement is actually a slight misquote of a correction Twain once sent to a newspaper for his incorrectly run obituary, it is a sentiment that Square can likely relate to...

VeriFone’s New Strategy (And It’s Not About Payments)
October 15, 2014

As VeriFone looks out over the next decade in payments, it sees a world where terminals are as relevant as they are right now – with one big difference. Vin D’Agostino, VeriFone’s SVP of Global Commerce Enablement, tells MPD CEO Karen Webster that what’s different...

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Apple Pay Backer JPMorgan Chase Preparing To Become Its Rival
October 15, 2014

While JPMorgan Chase has been one of Apple Pay’s most vocal visible backers, it has been aggressively working on plans to also become one of Apple Pay’s most visible rivals, as it readies its own mobile payment app for launch. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Twitter Payments Works…Sort Of
October 15, 2014

Groupe BPCE, France’s second-largest banking group, released more details Tuesday (Oct. 14) about the technology — and privacy hurdles — of the new pay-by-tweet service that was announced last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...