Guest Commentary
April 02, 2012

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Commentary by Alex Walsh
April 02, 2012

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Commentary by David S. Evans
April 02, 2012

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Leave Us Alone, We’re Innovating!
April 02, 2012

Last week I was asked to give my thoughts on what the market obstacles are to payments innovation and what if anything the government should do about this.  The occasion was an excellent conference put on by the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. Get the...

DirectCash Buys Australian ATM Firm for $173 Million
April 02, 2012

DirectCash Payments Inc., a Canadian provider of ATMs, debit terminals, and prepaid phone and cash cards, acquired Australian-based Customers Ltd. for $176 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Credit Card Security Breach: Is the Industry Focused on the Right Security Issues?
April 02, 2012

Large credit card breaches have been out of the payments industry spotlight for some time, while the US payments industry has focused on other security and fraud related initiatives like EMV, tokenization and encryption.  Unfortunately Friday’s announcement by Global Payments that they had uncovered a...

Leave Us Alone, We’re Innovating!
April 01, 2012

Last week I was asked to give my thoughts on what the market obstacles are to payments innovation and what if anything the government should do about this.  The occasion was an excellent conference put on by the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. Get the...

PayPal Powers Cumberland Farms’ GPS-Enabled Gas App
April 01, 2012

PayPal’s PR people must be tired. The debut of PayPal Here, its new blue triangle dongle, was just two weeks ago; then the team turned around and introduced David Marcus as PayPal’s new president just days later. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Durbin Impact on April 1 is No Joke
April 01, 2012

It’s no laughing matter: the Durbin amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act set April 1, 2012 as the effective date for “the prohibition on network exclusivity as it applies to issuers.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...