CFPB Urges Credit Score Caution
December 19, 2012

If you’re thinking about signing up for a retail credit card to save on a big purchase this holiday season, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has a message for you: be careful. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

12 Days ‘Til Christmas: Day 2
December 19, 2012

“…two clues to our exciting new speaker announcement tomorrow!” 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

WEX Discusses International Expansion (And A New Name!)
December 19, 2012

In order to best service companies in different countries throughout the world, a unique understanding of each market’s strengths and weaknesses is required. That’s what WEX, formerly Wright Express, is focusing on as it expands the business globally while catering to clients’ needs. PYMNTS.com spoke...

Payza Brings Remittances To Rural Areas
December 19, 2012

Last time we spoke to Alastair Graham, CEO of Payza, he had just been nominated for his current position. At the time the company had nine million customers and was looking into taking on the next nine million. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

PayPal President Forecasts NFC-Free 2013
December 19, 2012

PayPal president David Marcus is forecasting a year of disruption in the shopping and payment space in 2013, but insists that NFC technology will not play a part in the upheavals as “smarter location-aware and context aware mobile shopping apps come to the fore,” Finextra...

Home Depot Acquires Pricing Analytics Startup BlackLocus
December 19, 2012

BlackLocus, an Austin, Texas based startup that builds technology that helps retailers make data-driven pricing decisions, has been acquired by home improvement retail giant Home Depot, TechCrunched reported. Details on how much Home Depot paid for the company have not been disclosed. Get the Full...

20121219-The Online Fraud Arms Race
December 19, 2012

Online fraud is growing in both frequency and sophistication. Dangerous forms of malware appear nearly every day, as organized fraudsters and hackers plot new schemes to defeat outdated defenses. How can you use changing trends in the threat landscape and available technologies to spot zero-day...

Eleven European Banks Join EBA Clearing’s Online Solution
December 19, 2012

EBA CLEARING announced today that 11 financial institutions, from Italy, France and Luxembourg, have decided to join the MyBank solution for its launch on 25th March 2013, making the MyBank solution available to millions of retail customers and thousands of e-merchants. The go-live will mark...

Banking Costs To Be Cut Down For Fragile Population In France
December 19, 2012

The French government has announced that it will be passing legislation to cap the amount of banking costs to fragile consumers. The legislation will force banks to reduce banking costs for those in economic difficulties. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...