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Innovation … You Know It When You See It

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Over the past week, PYMNTS.com’s brief’s coverage in this newsletter has spanned a broad variety of issues. In this column, we take a look at five common elements that link many of those stories, in essence making them the “trends of the week.” Get the...

New Prepaid Program Gets College Kids Safe Rides Home

Store Financial announced that it has teamed up with Home Safe Card to launch a prepaid card that encourages a safe ride home for students, families, and business travelers, according to a company release. The University of Tampa is piloting the program, with Store Financial...

Back To School With Bitcoin

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Canada’s Credit-Card Fee Crackdown

Canada’s government is pushing Visa, MasterCard and banks to accept lower interchange fees paid by Canadian retailers, which the government claims are currently among the highest in the world, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Sept. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Apple Smartwatch Will Have NFC Payments

Apple plans to include the ability to do contactless payments in its rumored iWatch, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (Sept. 4), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Big Retail Investments, Huge Acquisitions And Security Reigns Supreme

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What PayPal Here’s New SDK Means For Its POS Strategy

PayPal is extending the software behind its PayPal Here payment-card-reading device so that the system will also work with brick-and-mortar stores’ existing countertop payment-card readers, TechCrunch reported on Thursday (Sept. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

The Visa Checkout Ad Blitz Begins (With A Million Free Pizzas)

Visa is getting serious about getting cardholders to sign up for its Visa Checkout mobile payments platform. The card brand unveiled a massive promotional campaign this week that includes giving away pizza and flowers, all in an effort to get customers to register their Visa...