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Razzies, Russia and Raining On The Miners’ Parade
January 16, 2015

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Big Banks Bet On Mobile Transactions
January 16, 2015

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MasterCard Selects New Exec To Lead Global Prepaid Solutions
January 16, 2015

Effective on January 15, MasterCard has appointed Michael Fiore as group executive of Global Prepaid Solutions, according to a company release. Fiore will lead the ongoing development and execution of the company’s global prepaid strategies in his new role.

Geo-Targeting Promos Driving Online Retail Sales
January 16, 2015

How does a company that relies on teenagers for the bulk of its commerce keep sales up in an increasingly competitive fashion environment? By taking the advertising to the one thing any teenager in America can’t bear to be apart from for more than a...

New App Brings Consumers Beer At The Push of A Button
January 16, 2015

As mobile marketing and distribution matures, we can get a pretty decent glimpse of what the end goal is for companies with strong mobile marketing presences: control over all means of production, sale and distribution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Five Steps For ‘Future-Proofing’ Retail Payment Solutions
January 16, 2015

Two of the top challenges that financial institutions must face today include needs-based and multi-channel payments. Digital business is blurring the boundaries between industries, but one big question remains: will traditional payments be one of them? In a recently debuted video, Gartner along with Alaric,...

E-Discounts Too Enticing to Pass Up for 2014 Holiday Shoppers
January 16, 2015

Consumers increasingly depend on their laptops, phones and tablets to reveal the best shopping deals online, and the recent holiday shopping bonanza was no different. A new infographic released by Alliance Data Retail Services offers insight into exactly how holiday shoppers took advantage of technology...

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Twitter’s Buy Button Starts With Small Commerce
January 16, 2015

In development since September, Twitter’s “Buy Now” feature is part of this third phase of social media’s integration into the economy of mobile commerce, and for now the company is starting small by limiting it to just movie or concert tickets. Get the Full Story...

Google, Lending Club Announce Business Financing Partnership
January 16, 2015

One of the top IPOs of 2014 was Lending Club, a peer-to-peer lending service that is disrupting the business of commercial lending. With share prices up over 45 percent since its IPO launch, Lending Club connects individual investors with startup businesses looking to make a...