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Hy-Vee Data Breach

In the middle of August 2019, convenience store and supermarket giant Hy-Vee reported a data breach incident involving its point of sale systems. Few details about the breach were ...

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Visa Continues To Support Mobile Gun Purchases

As the debate in the United States rages on over gun laws, some companies have been taking sides by choosing to take action. Visa, however, is one company that has refused to wade ...

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Visa Pushes for Mobile Payments at 2020 Olympics

The Japanese government and Visa have teamed up in an effort to bring mobile payments to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.  The payment giant is preparing new payment experiences for v...

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Major Upcoming E-commerce Trends [2023 Update]

Payment Methods - Credit Card Processing & Beyond Making the shopping experience easier for the consumer is the goal of new e-commerce tools. Every year, the e-commerce ind...

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Top 6 Retail Payment Trends in 2019

Point of Sale and Digital Payment Diversity Keeps Merchants on Their Toes More than halfway through 2019, merchants are responding to the variety of paths consumers are choosing to...

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Visa Introduces APIs for Merchants to Facilitate Installment Payment Plans

Installment payments are currently being used with great success in other countries but it has yet to become prevalent in the U.S. Based on some recent news from Visa, that might s...

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Amazon & Apple May Have Pushed Their Luck

The Amazon-Apple Partnership Triggers an FTC Antitrust Investigation While Amazon offers a marketplace for buyers and sellers from around the world to find one another, the company...

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HMS to Exhibit at WSAA 2019

The Western States Acquirers Association is a not-for-profit company that holds a yearly conference aimed at educating about trends and new technology in the payments industry. Thi...

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What is Walmart Coin?

In an attempt to reduce credit card processing fees, Walmart recently filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to launch its own crypto-currency.  Althou...

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