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Can Visa Checkout Ignite?

Can Visa Checkout Ignite?
Can Visa Checkout Ignite?
July 28, 2014  |  Commentary

Visa Checkout launched last week as part of Visa’s efforts to be the biggest digital payments player on the planet just like it is in...

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Bitcoin Tracker | Week 33
Bitcoin Tracker | Week 33
July 25, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

The Winklevii launched WinkDex, NASCAR’s Alex Bowman wants to bring a Bitcoin sponsored car to the circuit and NY says get permission or get out....

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The MasterPass Master Plan
The MasterPass Master Plan
July 24, 2014  |  Company Profile

Question. What’s the biggest misperception about MasterCard’s MasterPass mobile commerce platform? Answer. That it’s just a digital wallet. MPD CEO Karen Webster caught up with...

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Looking Beyond 3-D Secure’s Rocky Past
Looking Beyond 3-D Secure’s Rocky Past
July 23, 2014  |  Cybersecurity

Let’s face it. 3-D Secure hasn’t exactly won the eCommerce popularity contest over the last several years. Customers got confused when they saw pop-up windows,...

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Why U.S. Consumers Are Itching for EMV Cards
Why U.S. Consumers Are Itching for EMV Cards
July 23, 2014  |  Company Profile

Fifty-seven percent of MasterCard cardholders in the U.S. said they want EMV chip cards pretty much right away. The question of “What is EMV?” is...

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The mPOS Retail Makeover
The mPOS Retail Makeover
July 22, 2014  |  Company Profile

So, whaddaya know? Big retailers and micro-merchants have the very same goals: serve their customers where their customers want to buy. And mPOS is the...

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Taking The Pain Out of Merchant Onboarding
Taking The Pain Out of Merchant Onboarding
July 22, 2014  |  Acquiring

“If PayPal can board me in 5 minutes, why can’t my acquirer?” Automating the boarding and underwriting process has completely reinvented what used to take...

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Is Yelp + Amazon The Mobile Commerce Game Changer?
Is Yelp + Amazon The Mobile Commerce Game Changer?
July 21, 2014  |  Commentary

Facebook and Twitter made news last week when each introduced payment options. But MPD CEO Karen Webster says that the real player to watch is...

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