January 21, 2013
Mobile Security: The Downside Of The mPayments Revolution
Mobile payments are becoming increasingly popular as consumers have come to expect and demand multi-channel banking experiences, flexibility and accessibility from their smartphones and tablets. Mobile wallets provide unique experiences...
January 20, 2013
Is It The End Of Chip & PIN?
Brazil’s Bradesco bank has been allowing its clients to make cash withdrawals at ATMs, without the need of a card, since October 2012. The bank has biometric sensors at 90%...
January 20, 2013
Heartland Hedges Its Bets As It Moves Upmarket
By Ben Carsley, Writer/Editor (@BC_PYMNTS) Heartland Payments is already a well-known commodity in the payments industry. With a large part of the U.S. restaurant POS share, about 20 percent of...
January 20, 2013
Frequent Shoppers Score With Shopkick
Mobile loyalty app Shopkick made major headlines last weekend, announcing that as of Q4 2012, the company is profitable and generating deals for its partners like never before. The $200...
January 18, 2013
Israel: Bookstore chain, CEO indited on trade restraint charges from...
Israel’s Antitrust Authority will reportedly indict bookstore chain Steimatzky Ltz as well as its CEO on charges of restraint of trade. The charges stem from two different cases, the first...
January 16, 2013
Regional Competition Center for Latin America presents Guidelines on exchanges...
Regional Competition Center for Latin America presents Guidelines on exchanges of information among competitors – by Rosa Abrantes-Metz One of the main objectives of the Regional Competition Center for...
January 15, 2013
CSI’s Secure Solution For Card-Not-Present Transactions
What’s the easiest way to protect your business’ card information? Don’t give it out to a third party in the first place. That’s the essential strategy behind CSI and their...
January 13, 2013
ECB President Unveils New €5 Banknote
Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), unveiled the Europa series €5 banknote. The unveiling was the highlight of the opening of the “New Face of the Euro”...
January 10, 2013
US: DOJ sues social media analytics company over unauthorized merger
The US Justice Department has filed a suit against Bazaarvoice Inc over the software and analytics company’s buyout its biggest competitor, PowerReviews Inc., which occurred last June without clearance from...