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Mobile
PayPal Joins MyCheck to Allow Mobile Users to Pay and Split Bills When Dining
May 02, 2014

With the restaurant app, consumers will have multiple options to pay right at the table.

Europe
Virgin Atlantic to Use iBeacon at Heathrow Airport in UK
May 02, 2014

Passengers will be able to receive information and offers through Passbook.

Mobile
Allpoint and T-Mobile Offer Surcharge-free ATM Network for Mobile Money
May 02, 2014

T-Mobile will offer prepaid cards through the Allpoint network, which would offer surcharge-free ATMs at 43,000 locations.

News
MasterCard Reports 10% Rise In Worldwide Purchase Volume
May 01, 2014

MasterCard Inc. this morning reported a 10% increase in worldwide first-quarter purchase volume, to $759 billion from $690 billion a year earlier, as the number of MasterCard- and Maestro-branded cards jumped over the 2 billion mark. Gross dollar value of MasterCard sales reached $1.05 trillion,...

Merchant Innovation
Qualcomm to Spin Off Gimbal Unit
May 01, 2014

Just a few months after kicking off the sale of its Apple iBeacon competitor Gimbal, parent company Qualcomm has decided to spin the bluetooth technology company off into a stand-alone business that will be known as Gimbal from May 2014 onward. Get the Full Story...

Cool
Green Light For Green Dot’s Q1 Performance
May 01, 2014

Who didn’t feel the brunt of the brutal winter? Well Green Dot did, but not enough to jar Q1 results. An unexpected one-time revenue event, plus a bump on active cards and purchase volume gave investors something to smile about.

B2B Payments
Commerce Connect Platform To Drive B2B Online Experience
May 01, 2014

Epicor Software Corporation, offering business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, introduced Epicor Commerce Connect. Epicor Commerce Connect is an eCommerce platform management solution for Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) companies that help Epicor ERP customers develop unique websites and manage them....

Merchant Innovation
NASAA Warns Investors About Virtual Currencies
May 01, 2014

The association says that many investors may not be aware about the many risks that come with investing in virtual currency.

Mobile
iPhone 6 to Feature Mobile Payments
May 01, 2014

According to reports, Apple wants to incorporate mobile payments into the new phone.