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Bitnet Launches As “New” Kind of Bitcoin Rails
Bitnet Launches As “New” Kind of Bitcoin Rails
May 20, 2014  |  Cool

What do a couple of ex-Visa/CyberSource guys see in bitcoin? Well, plenty, which is why they've launched Bitnet today. Bitnet will act as a third...

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Growing Pains of E-Invoicing
Growing Pains of E-Invoicing
May 20, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Latin American countries are not usually thought of as payments technology, bellwethers. But, that all changed recently when the region surprised the world by being...

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Is the EMV Journey Worth the Price?
Is the EMV Journey Worth the Price?
May 19, 2014  |  Commentary

Several reports surfaced last week that reaffirmed what we’ve all suspected – rolling out EMV in the US is going to be a long slog...

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‘Real Time’ Settlement Aside, NACHA Sees Solution Ubiquity As The True Game-Changer
‘Real Time’ Settlement Aside, NACHA Sees Solution Ubiquity As The True Game-Changer
May 19, 2014  |  Hmmm

NACHA, which oversees the U.S. automated clearinghouse system, continues to shift its focus. While the past 10 years have focused on converting checks to electronic...

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Will Visa’s New Acquiring Fees Hurt or Help Aggregators?
Will Visa’s New Acquiring Fees Hurt or Help Aggregators?
May 19, 2014  |  Acquiring

Visa announced a new fixed acquirer network fee policy recently which will take effect next April. Targeted at aggregators, instead of combining merchants under a...

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How Business Payments Are Made Across the Globe
How Business Payments Are Made Across the Globe
May 19, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Ever wonder really how money flows between businesses cross border? Well, you sort of need a scorecard given its complexity, number of payments methods and...

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Innovating Purchase to Pay In Utilities
Innovating Purchase to Pay In Utilities
May 19, 2014  |  B2B Payments

What does it take to bring real-time billing, ordering and settlement in the electric utilities industry? Sometimes it means revamping the entire purchase to pay...

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PYMNTS Innovator Spotlight: Pazien’s Push To Be The Payments Ecosystem’s Matchmaker
PYMNTS Innovator Spotlight: Pazien’s Push To Be The Payments Ecosystem’s Matchmaker
May 16, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Payments is full of good ideas. So many good ideas that it can some times be hard to keep track. We want to help, with...

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Where Are Small Businesses in the Mobile Revolution?
Where Are Small Businesses in the Mobile Revolution?
May 16, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Nearly 70 percent of Americans carry a mobile device. It’s no wonder, then, that within the SMB world, more and more owners are depending on...

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