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April 17, 2018

Mobility As A Service

Mastercard: Invisible Payments Power Mobility As A Service

Commuters and tourists have many of the same problems when it comes to getting around a city. Mastercard’s head of urban mobility, Will Judge, told Karen Webster that “Mobility as a Service” can level that digital playing field for cities, and give consumers a seamless way to access information and booking tools and enable payments while on the go.

 

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Data Security

A Quantum Leap For Data Security

Quantum computers may be a game changer when it comes to data security, rendering traditional encryption methods useless. Dmitry Fedyanin, senior research fellow at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, tells PYMNTS that the high-speed quantum internet can keep data safe from even the fastest of foes armed with the most powerful of computers. Just give it about a decade.

 

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mPOS

Worldpay: 'Future-Proofing' The POS

The problem with connecting merchants to the next big thing in POS payments, says Worldpay’s Dusty Gomez, is that it’s constantly arriving — and changing. Worldpay’s betting on a software platform that is designed for mix-and-match hardware solutions to solve that problem. And the latest tool in that arsenal launches today.

 

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Unattended Retail Tracker™

TRENDING: Vending Machines Come To The Dessert Aisle

Selling desserts in grocery stores is a $25 billion business — and it’s one that Nick Yates, chairman of Reis & Irvy’s, describes as broken. Retailers spend thousands to rent and fill freezer space, only to be left hoping and praying those frozen treats actually sell. But there may be a better way. In the latest Unattended Retail Tracker, Yates gives PYMNTS the inside scoop on how his company is hoping to disrupt that business model and transform the industry with automated vending machines.

 

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