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Wanelo and Nordstrom To Make Shopping Social Again
Wanelo and Nordstrom To Make Shopping Social Again
July 03, 2014  |  Controversial

Social commerce hasn’t’ exactly set the world on fire. Wanelo and its new partnership with Nordstrom would like to change that. Wanelo’s Social Commerce Evangelist...

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“As Transformative As The Birth of Money”
“As Transformative As The Birth of Money”
July 03, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

The closing days of Q2 2014 and the dawn of Q3 has seen the cross-border eCommerce world shaken up twice—first with Stripe’s deal with China’s...

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The Truths and Myths of EMV
The Truths and Myths of EMV
July 01, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

The elephant in the EMV room: why should merchants even bother upgrading their terminals when mobile payments are what merchants really want? Well, because EMV...

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Is Amazon Fire A Threat to Payments?
Is Amazon Fire A Threat to Payments?
June 30, 2014  |  Commentary

Jeff Bezos sent people invited to the launch of the Fire phone a children’s book about a man who painted his house purple so he...

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The Top Ways Retailers Trump Sales Tax
The Top Ways Retailers Trump Sales Tax
June 27, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Retailers need to face the facts: calculating sales tax on transactions can be an expensive, confusing obligation. Many therefore rely on payment service providers to...

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Bitcoin Tracker | Week 30
Bitcoin Tracker | Week 30
June 27, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Intuit is “PayWithCoin” enabling small biz and the CFPB is giving this crypto currency a look-see. One family is taking its vacation this summer to...

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