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In B2B Payments, The Magic In How A Govt. Phrases Things
October 31, 2014

When Ramesh Tainwala took over as CEO of luggage giant Samsonite International this month, he got an important lesson in the nuance of phrasing in China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Starbucks Claims 90 Percent Mobile Payments Market Share
October 31, 2014

Although Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said his coffee company has already found the recipe to capture a loyal base of mobile customers, he said the launch of Starbucks’ mobile order and pay app in December will be the single-most important technology innovation introduced by the...

QVC Uses TouchID With Its Own App
October 31, 2014

E-tailer QVC announced Thursday (Oct. 30) that it will let shoppers use the TouchID fingerprint recognition capabilities on recent iPhone models to authenticate purchases in-app instead of passwords or PINs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Poll Finds Americans Trust Banks Even Less
October 31, 2014

Americans are trusting banks less while their trust in credit unions has stayed pretty much the same, according to poll results released Thursday (Oct. 30) by the The Harris Poll. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Transforming Payments from Cost Centers to Revenue Drivers
October 30, 2014

Corporate payments programs have often been regarded as costly and tedious, but new insights from recent data to be presented at Money 20/20 show otherwise, according to Digital River. On Monday, November 20 at 1 PM EST, MPD CEO Karen Webster will host a live...

U.S. Bank Tries To Streamline B2B Electronic Payments
October 30, 2014

U.S. Bank announced Wednesday (Oct. 29) that it had launched a Payment Plus system that streamlines the process to set up B2B electronic payments by simplifying the payment instruction fields that are transmitted from the customer to the bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Bitcoin Platforms Being Reclassified As Money Transmitters
October 30, 2014

In a potentially significant ruling from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Bitcoin platforms are being reclassified as money transmitters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Wireless Carriers Could Be Left Out Of NFC Payments
October 30, 2014

Wireless carriers are likely to see their role in NFC revenue diminish, according to a new report from Juniper Research. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

What CurrentC Didn’t Say
October 30, 2014

CurrentC made a lot of headlines this week, but not because they meant to. The PR backlash as a result of the decision on the part of CVS and Rite Aid to disable NFC, and therefore Apple Pay, caused the mainstream media and social media...