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MasterCard To Distribute PayAnywhere mPOS
December 18, 2013

PayAnywhere and MasterCard have announced a new partnership that will see MasterCard distribute a branded, co-branded or white-label solution of PayAnywhere’s mPOS solutions to help small business owners (SMBs) reduce friction at the checkout, a December 19 press release revealed. Get the Full Story Complete...

MasterCard, BICS And eServe Form Remittance Venture
December 18, 2013

MasterCard, eServGlobal and BICS have formed a new global remittance venture, MasterCard announced in a December 18 press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

Treasury Department Cautions Bitcoin Businesses
December 18, 2013

The U.S. Treasury Department’s anti-laundering unit, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), is beginning to send letters to bitcoin-related businesses regarding the legality of their operations, Reuters reported on December 17. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Eurostar, iZettle Partner For Train Payments
December 18, 2013

Eurostar, the European high-speed train service, is partnering with Swedish payments company iZettle to upgrade the transit operator’s unboard payments system, The Paypers reported on December 18 Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

First American Upgrades Tablet POS System
December 18, 2013

First American Payment Systems is releasing an upgraded version of its 1stDayPOS food service point-of-sale system, the company announced in a December 17 press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Mt. Gox To Offer Direct Bank Deposits
December 18, 2013

Mt. Gox, an online cryptocurrency exchange based in Japan, is collaborating with Astropay, a Latin American payments solutions provider, to offer direct bank deposits for customers in a number of Central and South American countries, The Paypers reported on December 9. Get the Full Story...

Amazon Expands Web Services To China
December 18, 2013

Amazon will roll out its Amazon Web Services suite to China starting in 2014, TechCrunch reported on December 18. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

Bank of England To Introduce Plastic Banknotes
December 18, 2013

The Bank of England will begin introducing plastic banknotes starting in 2016, Finexta reported on December 18. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

Snapdeal Set For Online Gateway Launch
December 18, 2013

Sweden-based online payments provider Klarna has announced that it has acquired its Germany-based rival Sofort as part of a $150 million deal, Finextra reported on December 18. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...