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Mastercard Pushes Multiple Cashless Solutions For Transit Payments

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From mobile ticketing to digitizing commuter cards and enabling contactless payments, Mastercard has already embedded its technology in 16 metro areas including Los Angeles, Boston and Denver to make getting from Point A to Point B as simple as buying a morning cup of coffee,” the company said. “At

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CFPB March 2017 complaint report highlights credit card complaints, complaints from Massachusetts consumers; Ballard Spahr to hold April 13 webinar

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The CFPB has issued its March 2017 complaint report that highlights credit card complaints. The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Massachusetts and the Boston metro area. On April 13, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. ” Click here for more information and a link to register.

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CFPB March 2017 complaint report highlights credit card complaints, complaints from Massachusetts consumers; Ballard Spahr to hold April 13 webinar

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has issued its March 2017 complaint report that highlights credit card complaints. The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Massachusetts and the Boston metro area. On April 13, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. ” Click here for more information and a link to register.

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Mastercard’s Kirkpatrick: Transit Is The Ticket To Everyday Spend

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Loading funds onto a prepaid card that opens the turnstile once scanned, swiped or inserted works terrifically well – until the customer forgets to check the balance on his transit pass, and finds himself locked out at the turnstile. What better to get top-of-wallet relevance than embedding a contactless chip in your card?”

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The New York Subway’s Better Digital Ticket To Ride

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Riders who also use the Metro-North and Long Island Railroads will be able to merge their tickets into one integrated form of payment. Instead, digital payments can make the entire experience as easy as waving a phone or tapping a card. Once that new system is place, riders will be able to pay at the gate using contactless payments.

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Physical Footprints, Grocery Gains

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That changed on the 11th day of the month that year, when the first internet purchase in history was made by a Philadelphia resident with a Visa card. BofA economists came up with their predictions based on Bank of America credit card data, which showed spending rose by 0.8 Stores on the March: Seattle, Boston and Nashville .

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Director Cordray appears before House Financial Services

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Michael Capuano, who represents a large swath of the Boston metro area, raised concern that loans for the purchase of so-called “triple-deckers” (i.e., the three-floor, three-unit dwellings that line many of Boston’s streets) cannot feasibly satisfy the definition of a single-family property under the ATR rule.

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