Regulation

News
Target CEO Steps Down After Data Breach
May 05, 2014

CEO Gregg Steinhafel has agreed to step down five months after the data breach compromised 40 million customers.

News
Bitcoin to Finance Politics?
May 05, 2014

Alderman Mark Clear became the Wisconsin’s first candidate to embrace bitcoin as a means to finance his campaign. 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...

News
Payments Processors Refusing NJ Igaming Deposits
May 05, 2014

Many transactions are not being approved on the online site.

News
EMV Migration Forum Offers Solution for Debit Card Transition
May 01, 2014

This framework addresses the fundamental challenge faced by the U.S. debit payments industry: how to implement EMV for debit cards with the flexibility to meet compliance guidelines established by the Federal Reserve.

News
After Heartbleed Bug Only 39% of Adults in U.S. Changed Passwords
May 01, 2014

According to a study, many adults have yet to change their passwords after the security flaw.

B2B Payments
Cards, Regulation and Small Business Financing
April 30, 2014

Thirty percent of SMBs leverage business credit cards to finance their businesses. But the rules and regulations related to interest rates and APRs that protect consumers’ don’t apply to corporate cards. The result is a potentially devastating impact on the ability of SMBs to access...

Sunlot Moves to Halt Japanese Mt. Gox Liquidation
April 29, 2014

A group of investors is splitting the bitcoin community with their plan to halt the liquidation of Mt.Gox through a purchase of the bankrupt bitcoin exchange. The group, Sunlot, has received approval from its North American and European creditors for the controversial plan and is...

International
After Russian Sanctions, Putin Considering National Payments System
April 28, 2014

Putin is considering to launch a national payments system in Russia.

Mobile Commerce
How Much Is Square Really Worth?
April 28, 2014

The payments version of the rumor mill has been going full tilt about whether Square’s running out of cash, whether it’s up for sale, and how much it’s really worth. Well, MPD CEO Karen Webster has a point of view on this whole topic that...