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What mPOS Needs To Move Up-Market
What mPOS Needs To Move Up-Market
August 06, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

The number of mobile point of sale terminals worldwide jumped from 4.5 million to 9.5 million between 2011 and 2012. Analysts predict that over the...

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Vantiv Acquires Element Payments, Beats Q2 EPS Expectations
Vantiv Acquires Element Payments, Beats Q2 EPS Expectations
July 25, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

Payment strategy and technology provider Vantiv announced revenue of $297 million for the second quarter of 2013, StreetInsider reported on July 25. This figure came...

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The Biggest mPOS Surprises Of 2013
The Biggest mPOS Surprises Of 2013
July 25, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

Welcome to PYMNTS.com’s Midyear Review: a look into what the leaders of the payments industry have seen and accomplished this calendar year, and how they...

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Monitise Exec: Mobile Melds Offline, Digital Banking
Monitise Exec: Mobile Melds Offline, Digital Banking
July 16, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

Welcome to PYMNTS.com’s Midyear Review: a look into what the leaders of the payments industry have seen and accomplished this calendar year, and how they...

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Why Discover Set Its Sights On Barclaycard
Why Discover Set Its Sights On Barclaycard
July 12, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

“Discover is building a global payments business, and as such, you need to have acceptance.” According to Gerry Wagner, vice president of global acceptance at...

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QSRs Cook Up MPOS Innovation
QSRs Cook Up MPOS Innovation
June 20, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

The MPOS revolution is changing the way businesses across many verticals operate. But perhaps no merchant base is better suited to benefit from this shift...

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Study: 41% Of B2B Companies Are eCommerce Adopters
Study: 41% Of B2B Companies Are eCommerce Adopters
June 12, 2013  |  B2B Payments

B2B companies are increasingly transitioning towards eCommerce transactions, according to a B2B report. The study, “The Emerging Role of B-to-B eCommerce,” stated that 41 percent...

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Mobile Payments Means Death For One-Size-Fits-All Solutions
Mobile Payments Means Death For One-Size-Fits-All Solutions
June 06, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

Hardware is the razor, and software is the blade. That’s the strongest analogy made in PYMNTS.com’s May 2013 edition of our MPOS Tracker: a monthly...

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Monitise, Blackhawk To Sell Gift Cards Through Banks, mWallets
Monitise, Blackhawk To Sell Gift Cards Through Banks, mWallets
June 04, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

Prepaid payment network Blackhawk and mobile payments service Montise are teaming up, according to a new press release. Citing growing consumer demand globally, the companies...

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