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Gov. Probes Citigroup About Money Laundering
February 27, 2015

Citigroup’s Banamex USA subsidiary is the subject of two more investigations for possible money laundering, the bank reported in an annual regulatory filing the SEC on Wednesday (Feb. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Visa Adds Global M-Payments Partners
February 27, 2015

Visa has lined up a string of banks to roll out its new set of mobile payment services for Android phones next week at Mobile World Congress 2015, the card brand announced on Thursday (Feb. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

McDonald’s Tests Mobile Messaging Coupons
February 26, 2015

Filipino customers at McDonald’s will be able to get a free day’s worth of SMS messaging and mobile chat app access with the purchase of an upgraded McSavers meal, Mobile Commerce Daily reported. The deal was worked out with prepaid phone provider Smart Communications to...

Barclays Brings Pay-By-Tweet To UK Banking
February 26, 2015

Barclays announced the integration of its PingIt mobile payments app with Twitter to allow users to pay others using just a Twitter handle and a linked account on March 10, becoming the first bank in the United Kingdom to offer such a service. Get the Full...

M-Pesa And The Secret Of Mobile Payments
February 26, 2015

Mobile payments have been described in many ways in the developed world – innovative, game-changing, the next big thing and (among the more cynical) the great big hype.  But rarely in that description list is the phrase “life-changing.” Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Inside MasterCard’s Masters Of Code Global Hackathons: Round 1
February 26, 2015

Earlier this month, MasterCard kicked off its first-ever Masters of Code competition in Sydney, Australia. The 10-city event will traverse the globe, pitting developers, designers and entrepreneurs in friendly competition, using MasterCard-supplied APIs to create the most innovative prototypes for next-generation commerce applications. Just after...

Just How Connected Is The World?
February 26, 2015

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to reach the whole world, but for that to happen, Internet accessibility has to be available to the entire world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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WeChat Rings In Chinese New Year With Bitcoins
February 26, 2015

Bitcoin users in China stuffed the cryptocash into virtual red envelopes to the tune of 10 million yuan ($1.6 million) over the Chinese New Year/Spring Festival holiday, Tech in Asia reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Apple, Android Own Smartphone Market
February 26, 2015

When it comes to the smartphone market, if it isn’t iOS or Android, it barely exists. The two mobile ecosystems accounted for 96.3 percent of all smartphones sold worldwide in 2014, according to a report by IDC released Tuesday (Feb. 24). Get the Full Story...