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In Pursuit Of The Affluent Cardholder
In Pursuit Of The Affluent Cardholder
August 27, 2014  |  Mastercard

Not surprisingly, credit card issuers are attracted to consumers who not only use their cards often and spend a lot, but who also pay on...

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PayPal Makes Back To School Easy For Merchants, With A Global Twist
PayPal Makes Back To School Easy For Merchants, With A Global Twist
August 26, 2014  |  News

PayPal’s new PassPort global portal is designed to connect local merchants with customers around the world—and it’s especially applicable to back-to-school retailing, according to Payment...

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Visa payWave’s Transaction Milestone
Visa payWave’s Transaction Milestone
August 26, 2014  |  News

Visa’s contactless payWave cards were used for more than 2 million transactions in Singapore during July 2014—more than 21.5 percent of all Visa card-present transactions for...

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Roomlia Enters Crowded Hotel Reservations Space
Roomlia Enters Crowded Hotel Reservations Space
August 26, 2014  |  Mobile

Roomlia, a discounted hotel reservations mobile app that gives access to more than 250 hotels, launched Monday for iOS, TechCrunch reported. The goal of Roomlia,...

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New Payments Scam, Same Payments Tool
New Payments Scam, Same Payments Tool
August 26, 2014  |  News

There’s a new twist to the payments scam in which fraudsters pretend to be utilities that want “overdue” bills paid by prepaid cards, according to Electric...

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Election Season Could Spur Expansion of Operation Choke Point
Election Season Could Spur Expansion of Operation Choke Point
August 26, 2014  |  News

Operation Choke Point has thrown light on several schisms in how banking is regulated, according to American Banker.   The controversial program is putatively an attempt...

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Retailers Struggle To Remain Relevant To Teens
Retailers Struggle To Remain Relevant To Teens
August 26, 2014  |  News

Teen-focused retailers Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters and Aeropostale have lost their cool image and are now turning to social media and improved supply...

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Now Available Through WeChat: Utility Bill Pay
Now Available Through WeChat: Utility Bill Pay
August 26, 2014  |  News

Mobile payments took another great leap forward in China earlier this week, with the announcement that WeChat users can now use the messaging platform to...

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