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Is The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?

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don’t rely on swiping or chip card readers. cards use chip-and-signature and chip-and-PIN methods. Card issuers have been slow to release contactless cards due to limited acceptance at the point of sale. But EMV chip cards are more secure than magnetic stripe transactions, and newer versions of contactless cards use EMV.

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Decoupled Debit — Again?

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It’s the decoupled debit card. Capital One made the headlines then – a genius move, many called it at that time, for an issuer that lacked demand in deposit accounts and had no other way to provide a debit-like offering that would make their brand sticky to consumers. Merchants paid less when they accepted those cards.

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RBI Fines Yes Bank For Money Transfer Violations

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The violations involve “issuance and operation of Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs), in connection with certain product features of an open loop prepaid card (co-branded) previously issued by the bank,” Yes Bank said. The stock last week hit a high not seen since 2005, noted Bloomberg.

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One Food-Ordering App To Rule Them All

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It’s a hungry brand, gobbling up three different food delivery competitors in the last quarter alone: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and most recently, Yelp’s Eat24. The OrderUp acquisition from Groupon ended on similar terms, with Groupon customers gaining coupon codes and gift cards to certain Grubhub-participating restaurants.

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Chapter 11 Watch: Hockey Chain Put On Ice, California Livin’ Goes Bust In Hong Kong

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According to a consultant hired by Total Hockey to help it right the ship, comparable same-store sales for the brand, which runs about 27 locations spread across the Midwest, were positive for every quarter up until Q4 2015, when they took an 8 percent dive. Not every brand that closes its doors did so last week in infamy, though.

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Interswitch in Kenya

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Interswitch is a Nigeria-based, transaction switching and electronic payments processing company, with operations in several African countries. Interswitch also owns Verve International which is the largest card brand in Nigeria with almost 30 million customers. 320 million (~$3.7 320 million (~$3.7

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What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix

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The sequel, “ Meet The Fockers ,” released in December of 2004, was among the top-grossing films of 2005. At their peak in 2005 , DVDs were a $16.3 Eager to break their quarantine routines, consumers are filling restaurants to whatever capacity they can accommodate, according to the requirements of the states in which they operate.