6 must-reads for credit unions
by. Ryan Zilker
It’s all coming together. As we examine the topic of integration this month, here’s a look at how new technologies are pushing banking behaviors forward, and simultaneously converging to create new experiences in mobile payments, branch transformation, card security and more.
It finally happened. This week Apple jumped into the fray with the announcement of Apple Pay, described in this article as “a compelling mix of NFC technology, tokenization, biometrics and must-have mobile form factors.”
MCX: M-Commerce Jackpot in Store?
Meanwhile, merchant-backed network MCX revealed its new m-commerce platform, CurrenC. Will consumers finally plug in?
PayPal Fuels Creative Alliance
Check out this PayPal-based closed-loop app for convenience store and gas station operator MAPCO Express. Since PayPal pushes ACH, they can afford to discount the gas by five cents per gallon.
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