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Will mPOS Face Headwinds in 2014?
Will mPOS Face Headwinds in 2014?
March 11, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Several interesting dynamics are shaping the mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) ecosystem and setting the market up for significant growth in 2014. As shown in the most...

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Marcus To PayPal’s Employees: Get PayPal, Or Leave
Marcus To PayPal’s Employees: Get PayPal, Or Leave
March 10, 2014  |  Loyalty & Rewards

PayPal President David Marcus voiced frustration in a recent memo to employees at the company’s San Jose office. He cited an alleged lack of interest...

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Crowdfunding Student Loans … With A Twist
Crowdfunding Student Loans … With A Twist
March 10, 2014  |  Cool

Next week, a startup called Pave will be launching a new group of New York “Rising Stars,” who will be able to take advantage of...

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Inside MasterCard’s C-SAM Acquisition
Inside MasterCard’s C-SAM Acquisition
March 10, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

MasterCard today took a strong move to push out mobile-wallet technology faster globally, including its own MasterPass digital service, with the announced planned acquisition of...

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The 2014 Mobile Commerce Agenda
The 2014 Mobile Commerce Agenda
March 10, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Miss out on the major announcements from this year’s Mobile World Congress in Spain? Don’t worry, our slideshow (which you can find below) covers the...

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Wells Exploring Voice Recognition
Wells Exploring Voice Recognition
March 09, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Wells Fargo is developing a vocal recognition system to be used with its digital banking platform. While still in the experimental phase, the system would...

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The Downside of Beacon Technology
The Downside of Beacon Technology
March 05, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Like many emerging mobile-based products today, beacon technology, which enables merchants to identify specific customers in or near their stores, has potential to greatly improve...

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T-Mobile: ‘We Are Not A Bank’
T-Mobile: ‘We Are Not A Bank’
March 04, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

T-Mobile is hitting back at charges that it’s entering the banking business. A senior T-Mobile official spoke with American Banker, saying in an interview that...

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