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By Tom McCole, Mobile Commerce Strategy, Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Space: the final frontier. Well maybe we’re not talking outer space yet, but in-flight travel for sure. Infinite Peripherals’ (IPC) mobile iOS handheld devices are simplifying multiple duties on many of Earth’s commercial aircraft and at airport terminals as well. …
September, 2016
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15 September
Walmart Canada Expands Its Two-Month-Old Visa Credit Card Ban to Manitoba
By Jim Daly@DTPaymentNews The dispute between Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Visa Inc. over payment card acceptance costs intensified Thursday when the retailer’s Walmart Canada unit announced that it will extend its ban on Visa credit card acceptance from Thunder Bay, Ontario, to its 16 stores in the province of Manitoba. …
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15 September
Time Now Accepts Apple Pay and Other Digital Transactions News briefs
• Ripple, a provider of distributed-ledger technology for financial transactions, has completed a $55 million Series B funding round. • In related news, Tipalti, which provides a platform to automate supplier payments, announced a $14 million funding round. • Time Inc. said it has integrated Apple Inc.’s Apple Pay to allow mobile …
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14 September
A Proactive Stance to Data-Security Testing Is Not Common, Survey Finds
By Kevin Woodward@DTPaymentNews When it comes to actively testing sensitive data networks for problems, only 23% of companies consider themselves as “very proactive.” This finding from a new Osterman Research Inc. survey of 126 companies representing thousands of employees arrives as the onslaught of breaches and malware continues to wreak …
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14 September
The PCI Council Beefs Up Its Rules for Thwarting Data Thefts From Payment Devices
By Jim Daly@DTPaymentNews With malware and hacker attacks on payment card-accepting devices increasing in sophistication, the PCI Security Standards Council has announced updated rules for protecting such devices. “The updates are designed to stay one step ahead of criminals who continue to develop new ways to steal credit and debit …
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14 September
3dcart Joins Amazon Payments Program and Other Digital Transactions News briefs
• JPMorgan Chase & Co. signed the Best Buy Co. Inc. electronics chain to accept the Chase Pay mobile app in its nearly 1,400 stores, on its site, and in-app. Chase Pay is live with some e-commerce merchants and is expected to become available in stores and in-app later in …
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13 September
Venmo Airs Ads on TV and Online and other Digital Transactions News briefs
• USA Technologies Inc., a provider of wireless payment services for vending machines and other unattended merchant locations, reported $169 million in purchase volume on its 429,000-location network in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 ended June 30, up 50% from a year earlier. Transaction volume hit 89 million, up …
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13 September
Merchant Groups Fail To Stop House Bill That Threatens the Durbin Amendment
By Jim Daly@DTPaymentNews If you think the upcoming 2016 elections are only about The Donald versus Hillary, think again. A bill in the House of Representatives that would significantly alter the controversial Dodd-Frank Act and repeal its contentious Durbin Amendment passed the House Financial Services Committee Tuesday on a 30-26 …
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13 September
COMMENTARY: What’s Really Happening in the PayPal Deals with Visa and MasterCard
By Rick Oglesby Visa Inc. chief executive officer Charlie Scharf and MasterCard Inc. CEO Ajay Banga must be all smiles these days. PayPal Holdings Inc. CEO Dan Schulman was clearly motivated to make peace with
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13 September
EMV-Accepting Merchant Tally at 2 Million: MasterCard
By Kevin Woodward@DTPaymentNews Two million U.S. merchants accept EMV chip cards at the checkout almost a year after the card brands made merchants also liable for counterfeit card use. That tally is a 468% increase from Oct. 1, 2015, the date of the liability shift, says MasterCard Inc., which provided …
