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Feb. 24: The Unsung History Book Hero
Feb. 24: The Unsung History Book Hero
February 24, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Some days will always be remembered — Oct. 29, 1929, for example (a.k.a. the Wall Street Crash of 1929). Others are symbolic for other reasons....

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Softcard’s Closure Puts Dent In Gemalto’s Mobile Revenue
Softcard’s Closure Puts Dent In Gemalto’s Mobile Revenue
August 28, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

The now-defunct mobile payment service Softcard hasn’t made the headlines in a while, but its name showed up again yesterday (Aug. 27) when Gemalto, a mobile...

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Google Buys Softcard Technology And Buries The Brand
Google Buys Softcard Technology And Buries The Brand
February 24, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

Google has effectively acquired Softcard, the mobile payments system backed by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, and will pay the mobile carriers to enable Google Wallet...

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Softcard’s Future Calls For Layoffs
Softcard’s Future Calls For Layoffs
January 12, 2015  |  News

Just two months ago, Softcard announced it was launching a new national $1.5 million campaign to invigorate its digital wallet with a Muppet named Tappy....

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The Weird Week In Payments
The Weird Week In Payments
November 15, 2014  |  International

“When the going gets tough, the weird go pro.”         Hunter S. Thompson “Gonzo journalist” Hunter Thompson sure captured the week in payments with that sentiment....

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Terrorist Treasury: ISIS Minting Its Own Money
Terrorist Treasury: ISIS Minting Its Own Money
November 14, 2014  |  Apple Pay

When the telco-based mobile wallet ISIS (from AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile) recently changed its name to Softcard, it was done partially to distinguish itself from...

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