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EMV: What does it mean for Issuers?

The EMV ball is starting to roll in the U.S., and the EMV specifications will affect all actors in the existing payment scheme – from issuers, acquirers, merchants to consumers. For issuers, this tran...

17 Oct 2011
A Finextra Member

The future of business transactions is in the cloud

This article explains the issues and challenges around traditional B to B trading processes, the limitation of ERP packages and how the internet as a cloud could make it possible to work together much...

13 Oct 2011
Mike Kresse

The Role of ISOs in Leaving the Check Behind

When we think about Leaving the Check Behind, many people do not realize what a critical role Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) play. Card payments, and in particular single use virtual card paym...

12 Oct 2011
Innovation in Financial Services
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Merchants Not Excited About Mobile Payments

Mobile payments are enjoying a lot of very good press right now and customers seem very keen on finally being able to use their phones to complete purchases. However there is a very important group of...

12 Oct 2011
Bo Harald

Reflections on blogs and blogs

I got the half a million pageview message and looked into what I wrote in early 2010: " "I have been writing blogs for about 3 years and it is helping me to get some messages and information...

11 Oct 2011
Innovation in Financial Services
A Finextra Member

Paying for candles in the dark

A couple of years ago, here at FIS Europe, business growth meant that we needed to move our mid-range data centre. We looked at outsourcing, in-house builds and even taking on a former telephone exch...

10 Oct 2011
A Finextra Member

Scarce credit throws e-invoicing in the spotlight

The limited availability of credit following the financial crisis coupled with the potential consequences of Basel III has resulted in a crunch on lending to corporates. Banks and corporates have beco...

10 Oct 2011
Bo Harald

Everybody should have the right to a bank account

The right - and the obligation to open one (fees are normally not high). No salary should be paid in cash - and social benefits only to accounts. How much could be saved - and how much crime avoided. ...

09 Oct 2011
Transaction Banking
Bo Harald

What we would do differently today

If launching e-Invoicing today: 1. The SME-sector’s organizations were not involved strongly enough in the beginning. They should have been co-owners of the productivity issue with e-invoicing and th...

08 Oct 2011
Innovation in Financial Services
Andre Malinowski

How to choose and use your payment services 4

This short blog is the last one out of a series of four, addressing steps a merchant organization should take to choose & use their payment service provider. Conversion rates don’t lie Define som...

07 Oct 2011
Andre Malinowski

How to choose and use your payment services 3

(3/4) This short blog is number three out of a series of four, addressing steps a merchant organization should take to choose & use their payment service provider. Future environment Now it’s time...

06 Oct 2011
Andre Malinowski

How to choose and use your payment services 2

(2/4) This short blog is number two out of a series of four, addressing steps a merchant organization should take to choose & use their payment service provider. Preparation is paramount Choosin...

05 Oct 2011

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