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China, New Zealand See mPayment Competition Differently

China, New Zealand See mPayment Competition Differently
China, New Zealand See mPayment Competition Differently
March 28, 2014  |  Cross-border Payments

China appears embedded in a competitive battle between state-run banks and such large Internet companies as Alibaba over control of the nation’s mobile-payments market. Regulators...

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Mobile Payments … Same Old, Same Old
Mobile Payments … Same Old, Same Old
March 28, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

The payments and banking industries are making progress in getting more U.S. consumers to use their mobile devices to access bank and card-account information, a...

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Discover’s Parikh Taking Prepaid To New Bounds
Discover’s Parikh Taking Prepaid To New Bounds
March 27, 2014  |  Alternative Credit

Discover Financial Services has a long history of trying to do things differently, starting out with the Cashback Bonus for card transactions and no annual...

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Walmart Files Suit Against Visa – Again
Walmart Files Suit Against Visa – Again
March 27, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which made a name for itself in the payments industry almost two decades ago when it led a class-action lawsuit challenging the...

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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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