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Guess Who’s Coming to Online Ordering?
Guess Who’s Coming to Online Ordering?
April 17, 2014  |  Hmmm

The news about who’s doing what in the dynamic restaurant ordering/mobile apps space is dizzying – and for two players of late who just went...

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The Five Forces of mPOS
The Five Forces of mPOS
April 17, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Players continue to zig and zag around the mPOS space yet common themes are beginning to emerge. The March mPOS Tracker highlights the five key...

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MasterCard on Mobile Payments Security
MasterCard on Mobile Payments Security
April 17, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

“Why don’t we just leapfrog over EMV and go right to mobile?” That’s just one of the questions that MPD CEO Karen Webster posed to...

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LevelUp’s March to Free Payments
LevelUp’s March to Free Payments
April 16, 2014  |  Commentary

LevelUp raised a lot of eyebrows in 2012 when it said that moving money should be free and that its mission was to reduce payments...

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MasterCard on Helping SMBs Succeed
MasterCard on Helping SMBs Succeed
April 16, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

In a tight credit market and fragile economy there are still a lot of things that the FI and payments community can do to help...

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So, You Want To Do A Loyalty Program – Why?
So, You Want To Do A Loyalty Program – Why?
April 15, 2014  |  Commentary

Consumers aren’t likely to be loyal to any one brand, companies that spend more on loyalty programs aren’t as profitable as companies that don’t and...

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ROAM Recognized As Highest Ranking mPOS Terminal Vendor
ROAM Recognized As Highest Ranking mPOS Terminal Vendor
April 15, 2014  |  In Depth

Earlier in the month, ROAM was the highest-ranking mPOS terminal vendor within ABI Research’s mPOS Competitive Assessment.  A major part of the company’s strategy is...

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

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...

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The $160 Billion Burning a Hole in Apple’s Pocket
The $160 Billion Burning a Hole in Apple’s Pocket
April 14, 2014  |  Commentary

Everyone’s favorite payments parlor game is speculating about what, if anything, Apple plans to do in the mobile payment space. Just last week, we heard...

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