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Visa Goes to War Against Cash
It looks like Visa wants to kill cash transactions. The credit card company announced last week that they are spending $500,000 to get restaurants to move completely cashless. ...
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As conglomerate payment processors grow larger will it hurt merchants?
As Amazon.com's market share grows, retailers are feeling the pressure. They aren't the only ones. Vantiv's acquisition of Worldpay is putting the squeeze on payment processing c...
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Trump to Repeal the Durbin Amendment
President Trump may be gunning to reform the Dodd-Frank Act, in particular one of the most contentious policies of the act: the Durbin Amendment. The Durbin Amendment—passed as ...
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Pretentious Amex Branding Does Not Entice Millennials
Membership may have its privileges, but American Express is finding out that members of the Millennial Generation do not consider feeling snooty as a privilege. As a credit card a...
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New FDA Regulations Affect Online Vape Credit Card Processing
It seems that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is finally beginning to crack down on the growing vape and e-cig industry, after it announced last year that all e-cigaret...
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Target Pay Coming Soon
Apple, Android, and Google have their own pay services, where people can make payments directly from their devices. Recently, Wal-Mart joined the bandwagon when it released Walmar...
Read MoreOlder Millennials Are More Likely to Use Mobile Payments
Mobile payments are still a new development for most consumers. They are clearly marked on most retail payment terminals, and most banking apps offer the ability to make transfers ...
Read MoreChase Pay - New Payment Option at Walmart
Chase Pay is now making it easier to feel secure when you checkout at Walmart and Sam's Club. You can now use this payment option to pay for your purchases online and in stores wit...
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Room for Improvement: Commercial Cards in 2017
The year 2016 was not exactly a breakthrough period for commercial cards and other payment tools available to the competitive business-to-business sector. According to research re...
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