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Wallets – Single Or With A ‘Plus One?’
Wallets – Single Or With A ‘Plus One?’
June 10, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Would consumers rather have a master credential to rule them all in a digital world – or a “plus one” where a branded issuer credential...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Alexa’s Red Hot Week And Blue Coat’s … Well, You Decide
Sizzle Or Fizzle: Alexa’s Red Hot Week And Blue Coat’s … Well, You Decide
June 10, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

The first week of June began with probably the biggest sizzle-y story of all: the unveiling of the 12 new skills that 14 companies across...

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Tapping Mobile Technology To Expand Health Care Access
Tapping Mobile Technology To Expand Health Care Access
June 10, 2016  |  International

For millions of underbanked people around the world, health care can be a service that seems unattainable. But mobile technology is changing the picture across...

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Through An eCommerce Lens
Through An eCommerce Lens
June 09, 2016  |  Payment Methods

ECommerce has a dark side, where online sellers put merchants and acquiring banks at risk by peddling illegal goods. G2 Web Services found that one...

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Will Unicorns Take Flight with IPOs?
Will Unicorns Take Flight with IPOs?
June 09, 2016  |  Investments

It’s raining IPOs! Well, not really, but if Bain’s Blue Coat goes public, the grand total of tech-related IPOs this year will reach — three....

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iZettle’s Five-Year Report Card
iZettle’s Five-Year Report Card
June 08, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

If iZettle has learned anything since its mPOS solution hit the market five years ago, it’s that SMBs need more than just payment acceptance to...

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Innovation — Don’t Just ‘Check The Box’
Innovation — Don’t Just ‘Check The Box’
June 08, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

Innovation shouldn’t be just another item on the to-do list. Peter Read, president of Peoples Card Services, says that the true path to innovation is...

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