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Walgreens Tests Real-Time Coupon Data Provider Sparkfly
July 29, 2013

New York-area Walgreens and Duane Reade stores have teamed up with L’Oreal and Sparkfly to test a new coupon program that enables merchants to better target their audiences, AdAge reported on July 25. For the campaign, Sparkfly is serving L’Oreal product coupons through the Pretty...

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Discover Q2 Profit Rises, PayPal Details Emerge
July 23, 2013

Discover Financial Services released its second-quarter earnings report on July 23, announcing a 15 percent rise in quarterly profit, according to an SEC filing. The company earned $602 million over the three-month period, or $1.20 per share. These figures were up from the $525 million...

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Discover Partners With Allpoint Network For ATM Access
July 22, 2013

Maryland-based fee-free ATM network provider Allpoint Network announced a new partnership with Discover on July 22, a press release for the company said. Discover card users can now gain free access to cash at Allpoint’s network of 43,000 ATMs. “In the direct banking environment, account...

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Why Discover Set Its Sights On Barclaycard
July 12, 2013

“Discover is building a global payments business, and as such, you need to have acceptance.” According to Gerry Wagner, vice president of global acceptance at Discover, such is the simple yet practical logic behind his company’s deal with Barclaycard: a pairing that made headlines around...

Kmart Coupons Come To Passbook
July 02, 2013

Kmart users can now save coupons in Apple’s Passbook app. Mobile Commerce Daily reports that the new functionality was announced in a SMS message promotion that encouraged users to click a link to receive a coupon. The links led to time-sensitive coupons valued at between...

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NFC Forum Signs Verizon, Discover
June 20, 2013

June 19, 2013 Non-profit industry association NFC Forum has signed up Verizon and Discover as principal members, NFC World reports. The agreements with these major companies coincided with the addition of new associate members, non-profit members and implementer members, bringing the total number of organizations...

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Build Vs. Buy: The MPOS Conundrum
June 19, 2013

To build an MPOS solution, or to buy one: that is the question. As retailers and merchants look to build out their unique mobile point of sale platforms, they’re faced with no shortage of difficult questions. How can they produce a solution specific enough to...

iZettle Joins Clip In Mexican MPOS Race
June 18, 2013

Swedish social payments company and MPOS provider iZettle announced that it will now offer its iOS and Android services in the Mexican market, according to a press release. Mexican merchants are currently being served by recently launched startup Clip, but Square has not yet entered the...

B2B Payments
Study: 41% Of B2B Companies Are eCommerce Adopters
June 12, 2013

B2B companies are increasingly transitioning towards eCommerce transactions, according to a B2B report. The study, “The Emerging Role of B-to-B eCommerce,” stated that 41 percent of B2B marketers are “strong” or “complete” eCommerce adopters. Forty percent are expected to commit to eCommerce by 2014, with...