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More Marriott Mobile Check-Ins
August 29, 2014

Hotel chain Marriott has expanded its mobile check-in and checkout service from its flagship Marriott Hotels to 11 other brands owned by the chain, according to Hospitality Technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Loyalty & Rewards
AmEx And Discover Top JD Power Payment Card Survey
August 29, 2014

American Express and Discover tied for the top spot in J.D. Power’s annual U.S. Credit Card Satisfaction Study, American Banker reported on Thursday (Aug. 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Mobile Commerce
Visa Checkout’s Massive Expansion
August 29, 2014

Visa, which in July launched a no-card-number option for online transactions called Visa Checkout, has added several big-name payment processors to extend the reach of the service, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Alternative Credit
Event Management Firm Gets WEX Credit Solution
August 28, 2014

Global payment firm WEX, Inc. announced on Tuesday (Aug. 26) that its European division entered into an agreement with event management company Zibrant. With the partnership, Zibrant will have access to the WEX Virtual Credit Solution, according to a WEX statement. Get the Full Story Complete...

Electronic Payments Association Makes Moves To Improve ACH Network
August 28, 2014

Two new amendments to NACHA’s operating rules were approved by the Electronics Payments Association, according to Finextra. The amendments are designed to improve the ACH Network quality by decreasing the amount of ACH transactions that result in exceptions and returns. Get the Full Story Complete the...

“Text-to-Pay” Launched for Magazine Subscriptions
August 28, 2014

UK publisher IPC Media and Silicon Valley mobile payments startup Boku have partnered to create a “Text-to-Pay” package that will offer IPC’s top print magazine subscriptions to individuals via text, according to a Boku announcement released today. Readers can subscribe by texting a keyword to...

The Financial Inclusion Game Changer
August 28, 2014

Today, MasterCard is launching a ground-breaking program in Nigeria with the cooperation of the Nigerian government. This program uniquely combines a national ID card with electronic payments. Daniel Monehin, MasterCard’s Division President for Sub-Saharan Africa, sat down with MPD CEO Karen Webster to discuss why...

Prepaid Products and the “Self-Banked”
August 28, 2014

Don’t think of prepaid products as only for the unbanked, or even the unhappily banked, says Chuck Harris, President at NetSpend. He’d prefer to think of it as a tool for the “self-banked” - those people who like and need the flexibility that stored value...

B2B Payments
New Deal Brings IT Services And Cloud-Based Travel Management Together
August 27, 2014

IT services firm Sonata Software announced earlier this week that it purchased a majority stake in cloud-based travel management company Rezopia Inc. With the move, Sonata hopes to strengthen its travel vertical by using Rezopia’s software-as-a service travel IT platform, according to a company statement. Get...