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Company Spotlight
Low Savings and Cash Flow Threaten US Microbusinesses, Study Says
April 23, 2014

A new Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) study, supported by MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth, indicates that more than half of US microbusinesses, “the backbone of our national economy,” are at risk due little savings and issues with cash flow, according to a CFED release.

Media Center
Taking the Pain Out of Merchant Onboarding
April 23, 2014

Ask any merchant how much they liked their onboarding process. It's generally pretty cumbersome - but for a reason. Assessing the risk of a new merchant is nothing to be taken lightly. But Recombo has completely innovated that process, making it less costly, quicker, and...

Company Spotlight
Discover Reports 4.5% Q1 Revenue Rise As Card Sales Volume Jumps 3.4%
April 23, 2014

Discover Financial Services on April 22 reported first quarter net revenue of $2.08 billion, up 4.5 percent from $1.99 billion during the same period last year. Net income was $631 million, down 6.2 percent from $673 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Digital Currency Deep Dive: So What Makes Bitcoin So Special?
April 23, 2014

Remember the day when a coin was just a bothersome piece of metal that you were happy to toss in the tip jar to benefit the underpaid baristas at your local coffee shop? Well, the world has changed and so have coins. Economist David Evans...

Mobile Commerce
PayPal Rethinks NFC to Enhance Security
April 23, 2014

The company isn't planning on any initiatives anytime soon, however, the company president does believe that they are becoming less skeptic about NFC.

News
FIDO Alliance Appoints Samsung Electronics to Board of Directors
April 23, 2014

Both companies plan to work on a full range of authentication technologies for phones, including fingerprint and iris scanners, voice and facial recognition.

Exclusive Series
Apple Interviewing Execs for New Payments Business
April 23, 2014

According to reports, Apple is interviewing senior executives in the payments industry to help create an electronic payments business.

B2B Payments
Shell Canada And EFS Launch Canadian Fleet Card Program
April 23, 2014

Canada’s fleet card market continues to grow, as Shell Canada and Electronic Funds Source this week launched the Shell Fleet Navigator commercial card. The MasterCard-branded card joins a growing list of fleet card products available throughout Canada, including from competing oil companies and payments networks.

Merchant Innovation
NetSpend, Western Union to Introduce Joint Prepaid Card
April 23, 2014

Both companies plan on launching the new card later this year.