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UniCredit Unveils Data Breach That Involves 3 Million Users

On Monday, UniCredit revealed to the public that a 2015 file comprised of names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses pertaining to more than 3 million of their customer b...

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Uber Announces Uber Money [2023 Update]

Uber is making an exciting new push into financial services and technologies for its drivers and couriers. Essentially a digital wallet platform with upgraded debit and credit ...

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Ingenico Offers New Mobile Payment Option For China [2023 Update]

On Thursday, October 10, 2019, international payment services provider Ingenico announced its plan to open up the mobile payment processing market in China to the world through se...

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Is Apple Pay Really More Popular Than the Starbucks Mobile App? [2023 Update]

According to an October report published by eMarketer, a respected online publication dedicated to the digital marketing industry, the mobile payments service known as Apple Pay i...

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How to Be a Top Merchant Services Independent Sales Agent

Because of the potential to earn residual income, a merchant services agent program is a path to profitability – but only if you make sales. In order to be a successful credit ca...

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PayPal to Roll out Branded Venmo Credit Card

PayPal has announced plans to introduce Venmo Credit Cards in the year 2020. This is going to be a strategic move aimed at improving peer-to-peer payment services with additional o...

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MasterCard's Dispute Resolution Initiative

Mastercard is rolling out its new Dispute Resolution Initiative for payment processors and merchants that will bring many changes to how Mastercard chargebacks and transactions are...

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The Millennial Generation is the Debit Card Generation

Cash or plastic? When members of Generation Y are asked this point-of-sale (POS) question, they are more likely to choose plastic, but not necessarily a credit card. According to r...

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How to Avoid Common Mistakes When Getting a Merchant Account

Choosing a merchant account can be overwhelming. With innumerable fee structures, not to mention growing varieties of payment options, a business can spend full-time hours simply k...

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