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MasterCard Hosts Innovation Forum In Singapore

MasterCard Hosts Innovation Forum In Singapore
MasterCard Hosts Innovation Forum In Singapore
September 26, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

This week, 400 hundred MasterCard partners from Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa gathered in Singapore to talk payments innovation. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Tencent Takes Stake in Mall, Pushes Mobile Payment App
Tencent Takes Stake in Mall, Pushes Mobile Payment App
September 26, 2014  |  Mobile

As part of an effort to push its mobile payment app as deeply into retail as possible, China-based Tencent Holdings has increased the size of...

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FiveStars Raises $26 Million
FiveStars Raises $26 Million
September 26, 2014  |  Loyalty & Rewards

FiveStars, a 3-year-old loyalty reward firm focused on small businesses, has raised $26 million. “Menlo Ventures led the Series B investment, joined by the company’s...

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Fed Sets Up Tokenization Workgroup
Fed Sets Up Tokenization Workgroup
September 26, 2014  |  Cybersecurity

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has created a working group to study the implications of using digital account tokens to replace card numbers, for...

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Bills, Junkmail and Cucumbers? USPS Wants To Deliver Groceries
Bills, Junkmail and Cucumbers? USPS Wants To Deliver Groceries
September 26, 2014  |  Mobile

The U.S. Postal Service has been delivering groceries for Amazon and has decided it wants to do a lot more. The agency this week, according...

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Predictive Analytics Start Up Gets Cash Infusion From Banks
Predictive Analytics Start Up Gets Cash Infusion From Banks
September 26, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Predictive analytics firm Context Relevant has secured backing from some familiar banking players. The $13.5 million in new funding, on top of $21 million announced...

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Ride-Sharing Services Get More Legal Pushback
Ride-Sharing Services Get More Legal Pushback
September 26, 2014  |  Mobile

The District Attorneys of Los Angeles and San Francisco are threatening three prominent mobile ride services—Uber Technologies, Lyft and Sidecar—with injunctions and accused them of...

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