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Is New Diners Club Card With Chip + PIN A Sign Of The Times?

Mar.08, 2012 in Debit Payments, EMV, Payment Systems 1 Comment

I just received a new Diners Club card when my last one expired, and this is my first EMV “smart card.”  There are several interesting things about this little package that just arrived, and it leads me to more questions than answers. Many issuers are distributing these EMV cards to their international travelers to relieve [...]

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OMG! What if the iPad 2 Doesn’t Have NFC?

Mar.01, 2011 in Apple, Contactless Payments, iPad 2, iPhone 5, Merchant Services, Mobile Payments, nfc payments, Payment Systems Leave a Comment

I have been following with rapt attention the enthusiasm about NFC and mobile payments.  As an early participant in the build out of the NFC ecosystem and currently a payments consultant, I’m in a position to see both the unequivocal positives of NFC mobile payments technology, and the complexity it will take to build it out. Any [...]

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