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Canada Sees Increase in Mobile Deposits
May 29, 2014

NCR Corporation recently released data on the level of mobile checking deposits made in Canada, and found that mobile deposits have doubled every quarter since April 2013 when Canadian banks began deploying to their customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Cool
TouchPoint Gives Consumers A New Lease On Lunch
May 28, 2014

If only spontaneously ordering and paying for a meal were as easy as using Uber. Then again, if TouchPoint has anything to say about it maybe it soon will be. In TouchPoint's ideal world, pre-ordering food is easy-especially the things consumers have ordered before from...

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Data Thieves Not Satisfied With Just Payment Data Anymore
May 28, 2014

Just as companies diversify to grow and succeed, so, too, are data thieves. New research from security firm Trustwave shows how personal information such as customer records increasingly are on crooks’ malware radar screens.

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The Great Migration: How EMV Will Overcome the Hurdles
May 28, 2014

The EMV migration is the next big thing in the payments forecast. Soon, the U.S. will join more than 80 countries that have already implemented the technology, and the security solution is now a foundation for a wide range of new innovative services enabled via...

Merchant Innovation
Nordstrom’s Seeks Buyer For Store-Branded Credit Card
May 28, 2014

High-end retailer Nordstrom’s is soliciting partners for its store-branded credit card. Potential partners include Capital One, Toronto-Dominion Bank, CitiGroup, and JPMorgan Chase & Co, note sources close to the matter who asked not to be identified in Bloomberg’s original reporting on the story. The total...

News
Revel’s New Drive-By Payment Option
May 28, 2014

Revel Systems – a California-based iPad point-of-sale maker is now offering drive-through accessory options that now make it possible for businesses to work with “drive through” customers without the use of a central server and complicated dedicated systems. Restaurants can upgrade to the service for only...

Financial Inclusion
AAFES Is Looking To Expand Online Shopping Among Veterans
May 28, 2014

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) wants to help veterans shop online. AAFES is the U.S. military’s largest retailer and it wants the Pentagon to allow it to offer online shopping to all honorably discharged veterans. Currently the site can only be used...

Merchant Innovation
Facebook To Bank: We’re Not A Threat
May 28, 2014

Facebook has denied that it has any intention to compete with banks, in a move to calm concerns reported on last month by Commonwealth Bank of Australia boss Ian Narev that it poses a strategic threat to the big four banks. Narev is one of many...

Mobile Commerce
Intuit To Buy Check Inc For $360M
May 27, 2014

Intuit Inc agreed to buy Check Inc. for $360 million in a deal that was signed on Friday, reports Reuters, who noted a Wall Street Journal report that cited people familiar with the situation. Intuit is the developer of tax-preparation software TurboTax, while Check Inc is a...