Regulation

News
Police Targeting Uber And Lyft Drivers?
April 28, 2014

It’s not easy being an innovator, as Lyft and Uber drivers in place likes Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are finding out as the police are issuing thousands of dollars in citations to “send a message.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Bitcoin Prices Dive on China Blockade
April 28, 2014

The price of Bitcoin took a sharp fall over the weekend, dropping from a three-day high of just over $460 per coin on Saturday to a low of about $420 per coin  in overnight trading into today, according to the PYMNTS real-time price index  Get...

B2B Payments
FMCSA Proposes Rule to Allow Electronic Signatures on Documents
April 27, 2014

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing a rule change so carriers can sign and maintain important documents electronically. This will codify a 2011 guidance in which the agency gave carriers the option of using electronic signatures and storing documents electronically. Get the Full Story...

B2B Payments
Fraud Prevention, Regulatory Compliance and Risk Mitigation Tools Integrated into Global Payout, Inc
April 25, 2014

Global Payout, Inc. a program manager of B2B custom and conventional electronic payment solutions for domestic, international and multinational businesses, organizations and government agencies worldwide, announced they have integrated a set of fraud prevention, regulatory compliance and risk mitigation tools to its MoneyTrac(TM) Consolidated Payment...

Cool
Tax Returns, Confused Consumers Credit Card Fraud…And Other Friday Factoids
April 25, 2014

Do you know … How many billions of dollars will be lost to credit card fraud this year? How many consumers have no idea what NFC is or what it’s for? Or how many tax returns the IRS had in by tax day on April...

Merchant Innovation
Bitcoin Tracker Week 21
April 25, 2014

Bitcoin traded in the in a fifty dollar range going from as low as about $450 and as high as $506, ending at $464 at about 7am EST on Friday. Our volatility index shows Bitcoin at a whopping 29 times more volatile than the euro....

Company Spotlight
Risk Management Patent Assigned to MasterCard International
April 25, 2014

A patent originally filed in October 2010 was assigned to MasterCard International, Purchase, NY, according to Insurance News Net. The patent was developed by a team of five members, and offers “methods for risk management” in mobile devices like smart phones that can be used...

Mobile Commerce
Massachusetts Bill Would Require Added ATM Security Measures
April 24, 2014

A state lawmaker in Massachusetts reportedly has introduced a bill that would require banks to install added security measures at their ATMs, and representatives for both the ATM and banking industries are fighting it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Merchant Innovation
Beacondo Plans to Simplify iBeacon Integration for Mobile Apps
April 24, 2014

Beacondo is free for anyone to use and will provide a simpler way to create iBeacon-supported apps.