International
E-billing Grows in Brazil
June 26, 2014

E-billing in Brazil started in 2012 with an initiative of the federal and state tax authorities. Its aim is to end the need of an authorized printer for fiscal receipts and replacing it by an e-invoice, which can be printed in any device or sent...

Europe
Beacons Take on the Grocery Store
June 26, 2014

Supermarket Carrefour and convenience store Nisa launched a pilot test in Madrid and London, which uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons attached to trolleys and baskets to track a shopper’s journey around the store. Merchants are then provided with data on how shoppers move around...

B2B Payments
New FDA Regulations Could Raise Costs For Fleet Owners
June 26, 2014

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering new rules that will effect how food products are hauled long distance. The new regs have some fleet owners sweating, as the new requirements around refrigerating food, cleaning vehicles between loads, and food protection during transportation will...

Exclusive Series
Unlocking Omnichannel With a Single Data Stream
June 26, 2014

Omnichannel is a riddle wrapped in an enigma, enabling multiple payment methods and offers across devices and channels with one single view of the customer. Solving that riddle can only mean one thing: having a single data stream that follows that consumer. MPD CEO Karen...

How mPOS Hardware Rules SMBs
June 26, 2014

There’s no question that U.S. merchants, even the smaller ones, are moving to mobile. SMBs in particular are increasingly investing in mPOS solutions not just as card acceptance devices, but also as solutions that help to better run their businesses. When it comes to what...

News
Capital One Cannot Avoid Overdraft Issues
June 26, 2014

Earlier this week, Capital One was told for the third time that national banking regulations don’t protect it from a class action over allegedly illegal overdraft fee practices. A federal judge found that a recent Ninth Circuit preemption decision does not stop the account holders’...

B2B Payments
Cross-Border Payments Processor Having A Ball, With Kids That Is
June 26, 2014

Online-payments company Payoneer is helping a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to ensure children anywhere can access a ball to “keep kids playing.” Under an agreement with Ball To All, Payoneer says it will donate its processing service so funds necessary to deliver recreational balls...

B2B Payments
Expert Underlines Importance Of Trade Finance Automation
June 26, 2014

Accuity Managing Director Bob McKay recently sat down with Bank Systems & Technology to discuss the dangers and risks in trade finance. According to McKay, trade finance is an ideal target for criminals, mainly because banks continue to rely on manual processes for compliance screening...

News
Community Banks Gear Up Against Cyber Security Threats
June 26, 2014

In a bid to protect banks from the ever-growing cyber security threats, the Federal Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has launched a new program to assess the security readiness of 500 community banks against cyber attacks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...