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Index Helps Retailers Personalize Shopping
Index Helps Retailers Personalize Shopping
March 26, 2014  |  CEO Series

Two-year old software company Index, founded by former Google Wallet engineer Jonathan Wall and product lead Marc Freed-Finnegan, is focused on the physical world of...

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UL: HCE Can Speed NFC To Market, But Beware The Risks
UL: HCE Can Speed NFC To Market, But Beware The Risks
March 26, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Near Field Communication growth received a shot in the arm when Google last fall introduced Host Card Emulation (HCE) in its latest mobile operating system....

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Crowdfunding And Raw-Data Evaluator Startups Score Funding Prizes
Crowdfunding And Raw-Data Evaluator Startups Score Funding Prizes
March 25, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Several startups, including one led by astrophysicists, and a database-delivery provider highlight this week’s Startup Roundup.

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Oti Goes Fishing in NFC Waters
Oti Goes Fishing in NFC Waters
March 25, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Oti is no startup when it comes to finding cashless payments solutions for the industries that need them, but is has been busy refocusing its...

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6 Reasons to Call an EMV ‘Time Out’
6 Reasons to Call an EMV ‘Time Out’
March 23, 2014  |  Commentary

Richard Clarke's assessment of the state of cybercrime in the U.S. started quite the conversation at The Innovation Project. So much of one, that it...

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LevelUp Wins Most Innovative, PayPal Takes Home Catalyst Award at IP 2014
LevelUp Wins Most Innovative, PayPal Takes Home Catalyst Award at IP 2014
March 20, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Brazilian payments processor Pagar.me won Best in Show at the PYMNTS Innovator Awards ceremony, held last night at Annenberg Hall on the campus of Harvard...

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Icahn Advocates For A Partial PayPal Sale
Icahn Advocates For A Partial PayPal Sale
March 20, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

After weeks of back-and-forth with eBay Inc.’s board, investor Carl Icahn has changed tactics in his bid to separate PayPal from its retailer parent. Get...

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