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Retailers Lobby Congress To Fight Card “Cartel”
November 24, 2014

Last week, the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC), which represents major retailers, hosted a box-lunch presentation to alert legislators about promising cost-saving technologies and the importance of doing them no harm.  According to reports, the rapidly approaching beginning of the heavily Republican 114th Congress has some...

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Weird Stuff In Payments
November 24, 2014

“The path to any success is lined with disasters.” 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,...

Twitter’s Buy Button Ready For The Holidays
November 24, 2014

Twitter’s Buy button will be hitting the movie theater scene this holiday season, Mashable reported. 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,...

PayPal Taps Into Belgium Banks
November 24, 2014

PayPal is expanding its presence in Belgium, Telecompaper.com reported. 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,...

Bigcommerce Gets Big Bucks
November 24, 2014

E-Commerce services firm Bigcommerce has emptied an investment shopping cart to the tune of $50 million, courtesy of SoftBank Capital, American Express Ventures, Telstra Ventures, Revolution Growth and General Catalyst, Recode reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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SEC Filing: Visa May Have To Pay More Than $10 Billion For Visa Europe
November 24, 2014

In an SEC filing, Visa says it may have to pay more than $10 billion to buy Visa Europe. Before, Visa has merely said the possible acquisition would cost “several billion or more” U.S. dollars, according to a report in Seeking Alpha. Get the Full...

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Who’s Driving eCommerce Spend?
November 21, 2014

In the late 90’s there was a popular bumper sticker “Think Globally, Act Locally,” that had all but disappeared by the mid-2000’s when their original owners bought Priuses, which successfully conveyed the same message without the risk to the paint that accompanies a bumper sticker....

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MasterCard: Security Is Nice, Functionality Is Better
November 21, 2014

MasterCard sees mobile payment security as crucial, but it’s power is relevant only to the point that shoppers are actually using it. And with Apple Pay, that is starting to happening meaningfully. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Intuit Payments Sees Growth
November 21, 2014

Intuit’s first-quarter financial earnings released Thursday (Nov. 20) showed the small-business accounting software company is seeing success in attracting new clients for payroll and payments. A growth strong enough, in fact, the company said it’s poised to build the QuickBooks Online global market. Get the Full...