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How To Spot The mPOS Winners
How To Spot The mPOS Winners
June 11, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

The global mobile POS market is still on fire, with analysts predicting double-digit growth through 2018. But what’s driving that growth also happens to be...

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Why Unattended Retail is the “Crystal Ball” of Payments’ Future
Why Unattended Retail is the “Crystal Ball” of Payments’ Future
June 10, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

What’s in a vending machine? Beyond the shiny new products allowing brick and mortar stores to branch out with distribution, there is perhaps a certain...

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PayPal’s Marcus Moves To Facebook
PayPal’s Marcus Moves To Facebook
June 10, 2014  |  Acquiring

Old news but new analysis. Check out Karen Webster’s take on the news that stopped the payments world from spinning on its axis for a...

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What Apple Didn’t Say That Acquirers Should Have Heard
What Apple Didn’t Say That Acquirers Should Have Heard
June 09, 2014  |  Acquiring

Last week’s Apple WWDC keynote has prompted a bunch of Monday morning quarterbacking with respect to Apple’s plans for devices, software and even payments. Although...

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Online Growth’s Impact On Retail Antitrust Evaluations
Online Growth’s Impact On Retail Antitrust Evaluations
June 09, 2014  |  Cool

In a recent blog post, several FTC staffers noted that the changing competitive landscape online commerce is creating is affecting the agency’s examinations for potentially...

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Private-Label Cards Giving Retailers A Boost
Private-Label Cards Giving Retailers A Boost
June 09, 2014  |  Controversial

Several recent reports on private-label credit cards show a market that, like most loan-based products, fell considerably during the recent recession. But signs are pointing...

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Will EMV Spoil Retail’s Omnichannel Ambition?
Will EMV Spoil Retail’s Omnichannel Ambition?
June 06, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

We’ve said it before; we’ll say it again. Trekking down the omnichannel path is vital for merchants who want to keep up and stay in...

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Rap Stars, Divorce Lawyers and Bitcoin
Rap Stars, Divorce Lawyers and Bitcoin
June 06, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Bitcoin may become the hiding place for marital assets when relationships begin to head south, and Rapper 50 Cent is the latest “merchant” to accept...

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How Do mPOS Players Rank?
How Do mPOS Players Rank?
June 05, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

We admit it – we thought that just bringing you the monthly updates on mPOS was getting a little long of tooth. So, we decided...

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