Guest Analysis – Bitcoin Takes Flight: Travel Providers Discover the Currency Invites New Travelers on Board

May 27, 2015 – As bitcoin gains traction in the mainstream, it’s been exciting to follow which merchants and businesses are the latest to add the digital currency as a payment option. Multiple diary-like articles have followed the adventures of journalists trying to live their lives for a time by only spending bitcoin. Of course, news about where bitcoin is accepted has practical interest if you hold the currency and can feel the bitcoins burning a hole in your virtual pocket. What can you buy with them? Where can you go? Can bitcoin pay for your vacation?

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CAN Capital Releases TRANSACT 15 Payments Survey Results

May 26, 2015 – The payments industry is known for embracing innovation, and 2015 promises massive disruption and technologies that will revolutionize the entire ecosystem. The results of a recent survey conducted by CAN Capital, a provider of alternative lending solutions for small businesses, show that mobile payments are poised to grow exponentially this year. Seasoned payments veterans are competing and collaborating with brand new startups to bring the most cutting-edge mobile offerings to market. In the midst of these new developments, businesses are thinking about how best to adapt to the new reality of EMV cards and NFC-enabled smartphones. When it comes to predicting trends and patterns in the payments industry, it only makes sense to start with the experts. CAN Capital surveyed prominent professionals in the payments and alternative finance ecosystem at ETA’s TRANSACT 15, the premier event for payments education and networking.

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Guest Analysis: EMV – Learning from Global Experience

Jeremy Gumbley

July 15, 2013 – It is clear from the staggered rates of EMV adoption across the globe that there are many factors at play in the successful migration to this standard. In a bid to increase interoperability between global payment systems and reduce card fraud, the shift is revolutionizing the entire payments landscape. Merchants, processors and issuers must all tackle a range of technological changes to support the move away from the traditional mag-stripe to EMV Chip-card technology.

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CEO Perspective: The View From Washington

Jason Oxman

July 9, 2013 – We are in a time of tremendous change within our industry. No component of the ecosystem has stood still – new competitors, new technologies, and shifting customer behaviors have all contributed to today’s dynamic landscape. Practically every week brings announcements of new product offerings, alliances between established and startup companies, or new projections for the growth of emerging technologies.

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