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Merchant Innovation
Bezos To Amazon’s Payments Arm: Go Faster!
April 14, 2014

While the industry waits for Amazon to flex its payments muscles with the 215 million credit cards they have on file, they are joined by the ultimate Amazon insider, CEO Jeff Bezos. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Cool
Credit Card Fees Are Up, But Then So Are Rewards
April 14, 2014

Credit card interest rates are on the rise, but so are the rewards issuers are offering cardholders. In fact, a lot of the terms today heavily favor cardholders. But don’t expect consumers to turn to credit card cash-advances any time soon. Those fees are way...

Mobile Commerce
Korean Credit Card Companies Will Pay for POS Upgrade for ‘Mom and Pop Shops’
April 14, 2014

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) in South Korea announced on Friday that local credit card companies will help over 650,000 mom-and-pop stores pay for ENVY compliant terminals by 2015, according to The Korea Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

News
New Mobile Payment App Allows Multiple Functions and Admin Control for Enterprise
April 14, 2014

Shift4 Corporation has announced VT4, a new app that turns mobile devices into a convenient point of sale for enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Wells Sees Boost In Household Credit Card Penetration
April 14, 2014

Wells Fargo & Co. on April 11 reported a jump in first quarter credit card penetration in its retail banking households, to 38 percent, up from 34.1 percent a year earlier. The issuer also noted a 9 percent jump in its overall average consumer credit...

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Chase Reports 4% Dip In Q1 Card Unit Revenue
April 14, 2014

JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Card, Merchant Services & Auto unit on April 11 reported a 4 percent drop in net revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, to $4.5 billion. Net income also was down, by 15 percent, to $1.1 billion, driven by lower...

News
Ripple Labs’ Hopes to Build Best Global Payment Protocol
April 14, 2014

Ripple Labs is hoping to continue to gain support for a concept that moves away from monetary incentives.  What makes this protocol different from mining is that the Ripple Protocol involves gateways and move money along something that’s called validators, which establish trust within the...

Payment Methods
The Doctor is in … On Your Smartphone
April 11, 2014

Needles are painful, no matter how you cut it. Healthcare payments, however, don’t have to be. InstaMed Go, is a new payments solution that will help providers reduce the payment pain of healthcare payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Controversial
Square’s Many Suitors
April 11, 2014

The payments rumor mill is on fire with speculation that Square is up for sale. We thought it would be fun to take a look at the potential slate of Square’s suitors - what they bring to the table and why Square might want to...