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Hotels may deter breaches by finding accommodations in the cloud

All business categories are vulnerable to breaches, but hotels seem to attract the most attention.

White Paper Armor anywhere on Amazon Web Services

Before using Amazon Web Services (AWS), it’s important to understand that as an IaaS provider, AWS is only responsible by default for the security of its cloud infrastructure. AWS goes through great efforts to make customers aware of their responsibilities through the AWS Shared Responsibility Model. The web pages explaining the basics of AWS services frequently reference the model to offer complete transparency into which responsibilities are always taken care of by AWS and which are to be handled by the customer.This white paper is intended to help you make better-informed decisions about the security control options for AWS usage so you can choose the best combination of controls for your organization’s situation and needs.

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PayThink Competing currencies drive innovation more than central bank control

As payments guru David Birch notes, multiple currencies spur competition and innovation, and can reduce stagnation, writes Eric Grover, a principal at Intrepid Ventures.

PayThink Conference Eric Grover August 22
Walmart and McDonald’s face a tough balancing act in digital payments

Many retailers want to beat Amazon at its own game, providing fast and streamlined checkouts that attack the tedium of waiting in line or staring at a card terminal screen for further instructions.

Mobile payments Kate Fitzgerald August 21
8.22.17: Your morning briefing

Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart's Uber collaboration expands; P-to-P drives digital adoption; Ebix makes acquisitions in India; QR codes push financial inclusion in Africa.

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Verifone brings payments-as-a-service to Israeli supermarket chain

Verifone will provide its full-scale payments-as-a-service platform to the Shufersal supermarket chain in Israel, allowing the stores to offer an omnichannel payment experience to customers.

Back-office bots: B of A offers businesses an accounts-receivable AI

Dubbed Intelligent Receivables and created in partnership with a fintech company called HighRadius, the service seeks to help companies match incoming payments with invoices.

Bitcoin skeptic Mark Cuban to invest in cryptocurrency fund

Mark Cuban wants in on the cryptocurrency boom even if it turns out he’s right that bitcoin is in a bubble.

Barbers get EMV through Payworks, Squire mPOS partnership

Global payment gateway Payworks will partner with Squire to bring EMV chip card payments to the barbershop.

PayThink Durbin repeal's halted for now, but the merchant fight goes on

Mark Horwedel

CEO Merchant Advisory Group

Banking lobbies are still opposed to the Durbin Amendment, which would hurt a free market, writes Mark Horwedel, CEO of the Merchant Advisory Group.

That IBM blockchain? Northern Trust says it works

For high-value, low-volume transactions, that is. Big Blue formally launched the platform Tuesday, but the custody bank has been using it for months, as has a group of Canadian institutions.

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Durbin repeal's halted for now, but the merchant fight goes on

Mark Horwedel

CEO
Merchant Advisory Group

Banking lobbies are still opposed to the Durbin Amendment, which would hurt a free market, writes Mark Horwedel, CEO of the Merchant Advisory Group.

Competing currencies drive innovation more than central bank control

Eric Grover

Principal
Intrepid Ventures

As payments guru David Birch notes, multiple currencies spur competition and innovation, and can reduce stagnation, writes Eric Grover, a principal at Intrepid Ventures.

Cryptocurrency unlocks economic power for the people

Distribution methods are constantly changing and being altered so that the maximum amount of people can gain access to these unregulated currencies, writes Mariam Nishanian, a representative at Dentacoin.

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8 times payments clashed with politics

The simple act of moving money can have a big impact on any political movement, so banks and payment networks are often caught up in issues of national importance. Here are some recent instances where payments and politics came head-to-head.

7 rumored iPhone 8 payments features

With this year's iPhone announcement getting closer, more rumors are spreading about how Apple plans to overhaul the way its phones handle payments. Some of these have already been confirmed by Apple; others are leaking in code the company has released.

7 ways to reinvent the plastic card

From gold plating to silicon guts, the plastic card is not what it used to be. Here are some of the most ambitious attempts to make credit and debit cards relevant in a high-tech world.

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Web Seminar The compliance/usability conundrum for digital onboarding and payments

Balancing the competing needs of compliance against the expectations of today’s digital native customers is no easy task.

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White Paper The key ingredients to a successful omni-channel banking strategy

Download this white paper to learn how to stay competitive by embracing an omni-channel banking strategy.

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White Paper Encashing the data currency: Banking on analytics

Download this white paper to learn how to analytics are making retail banks more customer friendly, safe and efficient.

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White Paper The FinTech revolution: Onslaught or opportunity?

Download this white paper to learn how banks are prioritizing tech considerations in the FinTech revolution.

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