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MasterCard, Visa Cut Interchange In Canada
November 05, 2014

Visa and MasterCard agreed to cut their interchange rates in Canada by about 10 percent, to 1.5 percent on consumer credit cards, for the next five years, in an attempt to appease Canadian government regulators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Inside The Apple Pay Issuer Contracts
November 05, 2014

When Apple insists on its cut from Apple Pay transactions, it’s not kidding. According to details from a leaked copy of the contract, Apple can request a written certification that the amounts are accurate and if they dispute it, they get to hire an auditor....

Leveraging Apple Pay, Kash Hauls In $2M
November 05, 2014

With Apple Pay and its fight with big-retailer-backed CurrentC grabbing headlines, San Francisco mobile-payments startup Kash thinks it can win over merchants by reducing interchange fees while dodging a requirement for NFC-enabled phones. The company said on Tuesday (Nov. 4) it has raised $2 million...

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Pay By Photo? Tip.ly Says Why Not?
November 05, 2014

Person-to-person payments startup Tip.ly has launched a new service for tipping: Just snap a picture of the tip’s recipient and Tip.ly will handle the rest, according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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B2B Data Analytics Firm Launches New Company
November 04, 2014

B2B data analytics specialist Madison Logic on Monday (Nov. 3) launched a sister company after “outpaced revenue expectations,” the company said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Events
Money 20/20, CARTES Roundup: Data Security, Mobile Payments Innovations And More
November 04, 2014

While there’s been an overflow of Apple Pay chatter in the industry, the 7,500-plus attendees at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas and 20,000-plus attendees at CARTES SECURE CONNECTIONS event in Paris showed there’s plenty of interest from industry CEOS about other payment options, security and mobile innovations. Get...

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Loop Releases Card Case
November 04, 2014

A new, flashy and powerful competitor entering any arena can have any number of effects on the gladiators already slugging it out, a situation that the announcement and launch of Apple Pay has illustrated in real-time in payments over the last ten or so weeks....

Peter Thiel Picks Google Over Apple Pay
November 04, 2014

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Amex Launches Tokens
November 04, 2014

American Express has rolled out its tokenization service designed specifically for online commerce and mobile device, the company said in a press release on Monday (Nov. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...