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CMS Payments Site Heading For More Downtime

CMS Payments Site Heading For More Downtime
CMS Payments Site Heading For More Downtime
September 22, 2014  |  B2B Payments

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last week that its Open Payments website was going to experience downtime for “scheduled maintenance upgrades.” Get...

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Is Apple Pay Prepping A SIM Card For Next Year?
Is Apple Pay Prepping A SIM Card For Next Year?
September 22, 2014  |  Mobile

Is a vague comment from the CEO of SoftCard (formerly ISIS, the AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile mobile payment effort) that his group is “actively working...

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Green Dot Buys Tax-Refund Biz
Green Dot Buys Tax-Refund Biz
September 22, 2014  |  News

Next year, Green Dot’s contract with Walmart expires, a troubling detail for the prepaid card company considering that for much of its fifteen year existence,...

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Could Apple Watch Drive Major Banking Changes?
Could Apple Watch Drive Major Banking Changes?
September 22, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Who wants a wearable?  So far the answer to that questions has been “almost no one,” as smart watches have failed to gain traction in...

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Neiman Marcus Buys Luxury e-Tailer
Neiman Marcus Buys Luxury e-Tailer
September 22, 2014  |  News

The Dallas-based high-end Neiman Marcus chain has paid about €150 million to take over Germany E-Commerce site MYTheresa.com, along with the E-Commerce operation’s flagship store...

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Did Home Depot Ignore Security Warnings?
Did Home Depot Ignore Security Warnings?
September 22, 2014  |  Cybersecurity

Did Home Depot’s IT operation ignore—for years—internal warnings that it’s security was inadequate? A New York Times report, quoting various former employees of the home...

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Smile! MasterCard Toys With Mobile Facial Recognition For Payments
Smile! MasterCard Toys With Mobile Facial Recognition For Payments
September 22, 2014  |  Cybersecurity

MasterCard is labeling “successful” a biometrics payments trial (facial plus voice) where more than 14,000 transactions were confirmed in a closed iOS and Android pilot...

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