Monthly Archives: January 2015

PayPal Here Adds Windows Support, Will Launch An EMV Card Reader Later This Year

The PayPal Here card reader, PayPal’s hardware device that lets merchants accept credit and debit card payments through a dongle attached to their iOS or.. Source: techcrunch.com

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Mobile Malware Surges In The U.S., Mainly On Android | PYMNTS.com

Mobile users encountered malware nearly twice as often in 2014 than during 2013 — up from 4 percent to 7 percent, CSO Online reported. The jump was largely Source: http://www.pymnts.com

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EMV Cards Still Prone to Payments Crime

EMV cards are moving payments security in the right direction. But if hackers tamper with the hardware or associated software on merchants EMV-enabled equipment, they can silently spirit off customer data. Source: http://www.americanbanker.com

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Five Steps For “Future-Proofing” Retail Payment Solutions | PYMNTS.com

Two of the top challenges that financial institutions must face today include needs-based and multi-channel payments. Digital business is blurring the Source: http://www.pymnts.com

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How Credit Card Fraud Sank One Bitcoin Exchange

Credit cards are the easiest way to buy bitcoins, but exchanges that don’t handle them properly can be hit by chargebacks. What can they do? Source: http://www.coindesk.com

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1 Tech Company With More Patent Prowess Than Apple Inc. or Samsung … – Motley Fool

This company was awarded the most U.S. patents for the 22nd consecutive year — but is it really helping the tech giant? – Chris Neiger – Tech and Telecom Source: http://www.fool.com

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Google may buy Softcard, use patents for Google Wallet – SlashGear

Google Wallet was an early lesson in mobile payments. You could even say it’s where Apple learned how to make Apple Pay so good. In the early days of Wallet, a Source: http://www.slashgear.com

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Do we really need yet another new messaging app? Maybe. – AGBeat

Another niche messaging app is about to hit the market, but why, and do we really need another one? Let’s look at both sides. Source: agbeat.com

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Patent reform should focus on complaint sufficiency, not substantive patent law – IPWatchdog.com

The National Law Journal (registration) Patent reform should focus on complaint sufficiency, not substantive patent law IPWatchdog.com The words Court House outside the Supreme Court A new industry coalition has been formed to push Congress to… Source: http://www.ipwatchdog.com

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Google Patents Method for Enabling Private Browsing Automatically – eWeek

Users will not need to take any explicit action to open a page in incognito mode, the patent says. Source: http://www.eweek.com

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