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Rise In Cash Use Brings Need To Optimize Processing Policies
Rise In Cash Use Brings Need To Optimize Processing Policies
March 19, 2014  |  Controversial

Many consumers have returned to using cash, driven by fear of using payment cards that merchants might let get compromised with insufficient protections. As the...

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BlueSnap: Giving Merchants An Edge Up On International Sales
BlueSnap: Giving Merchants An Edge Up On International Sales
March 19, 2014  |  CEO Series

Helping merchants find the best, low-cost option when accepting payments from oversees travelers is a core offering behind BlueSnap’s platform. But as CEO Ralph Dangelmaier...

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P2PE PCI Validation Gives Bluefin A Leg Up
P2PE PCI Validation Gives Bluefin A Leg Up
March 18, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

Secure payment-technology provider Bluefin announced today it became the first company in the U.S. to receive PCI validation for a point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solution. While...

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Inside Chase Merchant Services
Inside Chase Merchant Services
March 18, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

I had the chance to visit with Mike Passilla recently to get the scoop on the Chase Merchant Services (CMS) Group he leads at Chase...

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Tradeshift Catches the Wind in its Sails
Tradeshift Catches the Wind in its Sails
March 18, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Tradeshift, a platform connecting half a million buyers and suppliers globally, saw sales jump 400 percent last year, CEO and co-founder Christian Lanng said. It’s...

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Mobile Tokenization Solves Payments Security Woes
Mobile Tokenization Solves Payments Security Woes
March 18, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

LoopPay, founded in 2013, is a provider of a mobile wallet solution that currently works for most existing retail locations. LoopPay Chief Technologist George Wallner...

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For Feedzai’s Sebastiao, Space Work Turns To Fraud Detection
For Feedzai’s Sebastiao, Space Work Turns To Fraud Detection
March 17, 2014  |  CEO Series

In January, Feedzai launched in the U.S. a fraud-prevention solution available for omnichannel commerce. Founded by aerospace engineers and data scientists, the company provides a...

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The Long Tail In Event Ticketing
The Long Tail In Event Ticketing
March 17, 2014  |  Cool

A 3-year-old events concierge app called Sosh reportedly is looking to bring in revenue by adding more utility to its services, which now are offered...

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Visa’s Pollitt: Regulatory Focus Globally Centered On Two Key Issues
Visa’s Pollitt: Regulatory Focus Globally Centered On Two Key Issues
March 17, 2014  |  Cool

Cybersecurity and debit represent the two major common themes as it relates to recent regulatory attention globally, a top official at Visa noted in a...

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