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Congress Weighs In On Bitcoin For SMBs

Congress Weighs In On Bitcoin For SMBs
Congress Weighs In On Bitcoin For SMBs
April 04, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

Lots of folks have opinions on the pros and cons of Bitcoin, and last week, the House Committee on Small Business heard various views on...

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New Insights Into How Merchants Use Mobile
New Insights Into How Merchants Use Mobile
April 04, 2014  |  Mobile

A major shift is underway in how merchants position mobile payments as a source of revenue, according to new research from fraud-prevention specialist Kount. Some...

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What MasterCard Sees in Mobile
What MasterCard Sees in Mobile
April 03, 2014  |  Alternative Credit

Chief Emerging Products Officer for MasterCard, Ed McLaughlin, and Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster sat down recently to discuss the “state of mobile commerce”...

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Why NetSpend is Winning at Prepaid
Why NetSpend is Winning at Prepaid
April 03, 2014  |  Alternative Credit

About a year has passed since TSYS first announced plans to acquire NetSpend. Now in TSYS’s ownership, the prepaid card provider’s main challenge has remained...

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Digital River Offers A Sneak Peek At Mobile eCommerce Trends
Digital River Offers A Sneak Peek At Mobile eCommerce Trends
April 02, 2014  |  Cross-border Payments

In 2013, Digital River processed more than $30 billion online transactions, giving the company insights into payment and consumer behavior trends and the ability to...

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Living Proof: Friction Kills Commerce
Living Proof: Friction Kills Commerce
April 02, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

South Korea appears to be on the verge of getting rid of a decades-old security policy that has made competing in the global online marketplace...

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Consumers Still Bummed About Their Finances
Consumers Still Bummed About Their Finances
April 02, 2014  |  Consumer Finance

Americans in February were less concerned, though still pessimistic, about their current financial situation than they were at the end of the government shutdown last...

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The Ten Hottest Trends in Payments
The Ten Hottest Trends in Payments
April 01, 2014  |  Company Profile

Sure, security is on everyone’s mind these days, as no one wants to be the next poster child for data breaches. But other fundamental issues...

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