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Mobile Devices Are Used By More Than Half Of Consumers To Check Their Bank Account

Mobile Devices Are Used By More Than Half Of Consumers To Check Their Bank Account
Mobile Devices Are Used By More Than Half Of Consumers To Check Their Bank Account
September 16, 2016  |  Digital Banking

Greater than half of Americans have used a mobile device to check and/or manage their bank account at least once per month. What’s more, more...

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Ripple Closes $55 Million Venture Capital Round
Ripple Closes $55 Million Venture Capital Round
September 16, 2016  |  Investments

Ripple, the provider of financial settlement services, announced on Thursday (Sept. 15) it completed a $55 million Series B round of financing. Ripple said the...

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CheapOair Is Now Accepting Apple Pay
CheapOair Is Now Accepting Apple Pay
September 16, 2016  |  Apple Pay

CheapOair, a concierge travel service consisting of a traditional travel agency with a digital front end, announced on Thursday (Sept. 15) customers who book via...

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NFC Transaction Market Poised To Grow More Than 50 Percent In Coming Years
NFC Transaction Market Poised To Grow More Than 50 Percent In Coming Years
September 16, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Research and Markets announced on Thursday (Sept. 15) the release of the “Global NFC Transaction Market 2016–2020” report, which found that the NFC transaction market is...

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Entrata And Visa Ink Alliance To Make It Easier To Pay Rent Via A Card
Entrata And Visa Ink Alliance To Make It Easier To Pay Rent Via A Card
September 16, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Payment processor Entrata announced on Thursday (Sept. 15) it entered into a strategic alliance with Visa to introduce an improved payment and authorization program to...

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MTN South Africa Is Canceling Mobile Money Platform
MTN South Africa Is Canceling Mobile Money Platform
September 16, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Taking a page from competitor Vodacom South Africa, MTN South Africa is canceling its mobile payments platform, Mobile Money. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Two Former Bankrate Executives Can’t Get SEC Allegations Thrown Out
Two Former Bankrate Executives Can’t Get SEC Allegations Thrown Out
September 16, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Two former executives at Bankrate were unsuccessful in convincing a federal judge to throw out U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that they manipulated the...

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Are Main Street Merchants Crushing It?
Are Main Street Merchants Crushing It?
September 16, 2016  |  SMBs

The rumors of Main Street's demise may be greatly exaggerated. The hot-off-the-presses Q3 PYMNTS Store Front Business Index™ indicates that store front businesses are proving...

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Scam Hits QuickBooks SMEs
Scam Hits QuickBooks SMEs
September 16, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses in Australia using QuickBooks‘ cloud accounting solutions are being urged to back up their data after revelations of an email scam. Get the...

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