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Social Media's Impact on Commerce is Just Beginning

by Will Hernandez

March 7, 2013

Mitch Spolan, senior vice president ofnational sales for LivingSocial, provided some eyebrow-raisingstatistics this week to Prepaid Expo attendees during a ...

Decoupled Debit Completes Grocer’s Mobile Strategy

by Patricia Hewitt

March 6, 2013

Finishing what appears to be a multi-yearplan to move Safeway grocery and fuel stations into a full-featureddigital environment, the company ...

The Phases of NFC Adoption for Both Merchants and Consumers

by Mercator Advisory Group

March 5, 2013

Regarding NFC, the question on everyone'smind is "when?" We've all been hearing about NFC for many years, and the hype ...

MasterCard Creates Buzz With MasterPass Wallet

by Jeffrey Green

March 4, 2013

It didn't take long for U.S. financialinstitutions, in particular credit unions, to take an interest inMasterCard Inc.'s new MasterPass digital ...

Investors Don’t Understand Prepaid

by Tim Sloane

March 1, 2013

TSYS' acquisition of Netspend highlights theconfusion investors have regarding the prepaid market.This isn't surprising since the market is complex. A ...

Canada Bids Adieu to the Penny

by Tristan Hugo-Webb

February 28, 2013

Canada stopped minting the penny in May 2012,which was the beginning of the end for the one-cent coins that havebeen ...

Experian to Launch Credit Bureau in Australia

by Mercator Advisory Group

February 28, 2013

Consumer credit information service provider Experian announced it has launched in the Australian market. Experian Australia is a joint venture ...

How VeriFone's Challenges Could Make EMV Mainstream in the U.S.

by Michael Misasi

February 27, 2013

Last week, Verifone prematurely announced thecompany's first quarter results due to less-than-expected results.Investors were disappointed with the announcement, but the ...

Observations from the 2013 ATMIA U.S. Conference

by Edward O'Brien

February 26, 2013

The recent ATMIA U.S. conference inScottsdale, Ariz. was a well-organized and well-attended event thatoffered a glimpse into the future of ...

Taiwan Opens Door to Mobile Payments

by Terry X Xie

February 23, 2013

Taiwan's financial regulator, the FinancialSupervisory Commission, recently announced it had started to acceptapplications for mobile payments. Five small local banks ...