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Payroc Combines With NXGEN, Payscape, BluePay Canada To Serve 46 Countries

PYMNTS

The operation will carry an enhanced, innovative Payroc brand, offering full-service global merchant acquirer services and payments processing in 46 countries. The new enterprise continued operating under both company names. We’re building something unique, impressive and meaningful.

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Merchants Gone Wild: The Surcharge Edition

PYMNTS

Yes, I know that for many of you, especially in California, this is old news and standard operating procedure – but hear me out. The specific issue that I’m referring to is merchant surcharging – a fancy term to describe the fee charged by merchants when consumers use network-branded card products to pay for their purchases.

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The Coming Clash Of The Commerce Titans

PYMNTS

True or false: Thanks to mobile devices and apps, American consumers spend more time today shopping than they did in 2003. In 2003, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that American consumers spent roughly 48 minutes a day shopping offline and online. You get the picture – it was an all physical world, all the time.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

CB Insights

The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. Microsoft and Nokia. Date: April 25, 2014. Price: $7.9B. Price: $11B.

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SafetyPay Launches in Belgium

Fintech Labs Insights

Online payment solution SafetyPay began operations in its 21st country this week. The Florida-based company now operates in Belgium, expanding its global footprint which covers the U.S., For SafetyPay, expanding operations in Europe fulfills one of the company’s strategic objectives. Canada, Europe, and Latin America.

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Who’ll Be The ‘Netflix’ Of Payments?

PYMNTS

The big daddy of the video rental industry at the time was Blockbuster , and it operated more than 4,500 such outlets. By June 2003, DVD rentals overtook VHS rentals. So, too, are the cable operators. It could have only made the app available on certain operating systems or devices. Fifteen percent of U.S.

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Creating A Second Life For A Retail Classic

PYMNTS

Founded by San Francisco artist Edith Heath in the 1940s, the company offers earthenware ceramics, uniquely textured designs and unusual color patterns, which have set the brand apart ever since its earliest days, when all the pieces were handmade by Heath. What they didn’t have as of 2003, after over 60 years in business, was any cash.

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