2014

One Small (HCE) Step Towards the Cloud?
One Small (HCE) Step Towards the Cloud?
March 11, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Hoping to give Near Field Communication (NFC) payments a strong kickstart, both Visa and MasterCard this week announced cloud-based solutions that give merchants and banks...

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Competition Giving Prepaid Card Prices That Sinking Feeling
Competition Giving Prepaid Card Prices That Sinking Feeling
March 11, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

The market for general-purpose reloadable cards is maturing, and the age-defining changes are putting a new image on the prepaid market. Yet various issues also...

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Cyber Attacks – The New WMDs?
Cyber Attacks – The New WMDs?
March 11, 2014  |  Controversial

“Cyberattacks are likely to eclipse terrorism as a domestic danger over the next decade. … That’s where the bad guys go. There are no safe...

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Bitcoin ATMs, Unsatisfied Online Shoppers, Exploding Chinese Mobile Payments … And Other Friday Factoids
Bitcoin ATMs, Unsatisfied Online Shoppers, Exploding Chinese Mobile Payments … And Other Friday Factoids
March 10, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

There’s so much data influencing the industry today that it can be hard to stay on top of everything. PYMNTS.com’s Friday Factoids are the perfect...

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Crowdfunding Student Loans … With A Twist
Crowdfunding Student Loans … With A Twist
March 10, 2014  |  Cool

Next week, a startup called Pave will be launching a new group of New York “Rising Stars,” who will be able to take advantage of...

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Inside MasterCard’s C-SAM Acquisition
Inside MasterCard’s C-SAM Acquisition
March 10, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

MasterCard today took a strong move to push out mobile-wallet technology faster globally, including its own MasterPass digital service, with the announced planned acquisition of...

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Social-Media Talk Turns Positive For mPayments
Social-Media Talk Turns Positive For mPayments
March 10, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

Consumer sentiment regarding mobile payments has improved “drastically,” as social media conversations have moved to discussions over which options should be used and which are...

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