News - Part 14

  • Beyond the Hype: Mobile Payments For Merchants

    http://www.electran.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-MPC-Merchant-White-Paper-3-11-13.pdf With 6 billion mobile phone subscriptions globally, mobile communications is having a profound effect on people’s lives, both socially and financially. In emerging countries, it provides an opportunity to access the Internet, as well as offers alternatives to cash. In developed countries, smartphones provide individuals with the ability to consolidate their payment cards, enhance…

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  • Cybersecurity for small business

    How is it that a giant company like Target was the victim of one of the biggest computer hacks in history? Blame a small business. If you are at all like me, when you heard a couple of years ago that Target had been hacked to the tune of some 75 million customers accounts, you…

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  • Mobile Minute: A Case for Mobile Payments

    The battle is just starting when it comes to mobile payments and there are MANY hurdles to get over that we can already identify – plus many more that haven’t yet crossed our radar. All that aside, Chuck Martin illustrates a perfect example of a situation where mobile payments would be a perfect solution to…

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  • MasterCard’s New Merchant Scope Survey

    Small merchants face sizable barriers between them and the technology that could help them compete with today’s global mega-chains. The MasterCard Insights’ Merchant Scope study assesses and quantifies the difference in technology attitude and capability among small-to-mid-sized merchants across four key global markets. Access the full report here >

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