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First Data And Fiserv: The ‘Industrial Logic’ Behind The $22B Payments Tech Megadeal

Fiserv is buying First Data in one of the biggest deals to date in payments. It’s a nod toward a changing competitive landscape, reshaping everything from bill payments to merchant acquiring to the POS. In a call after the deal was announced, management details strategies, synergies and what — among other things — Clover brings to the party. We break it all down.

Biometric Security

The Selfie’s Growing Up And Going Into Biometric Security

Once associated with vanity, nights out on the town and hijinks, the selfie is now growing up and getting a real job by taking a meatier role in authentication, payments and commerce. In fact, in the coming years, it could become among the most popular forms of biometric security. Jumio’s Chief Product Officer Philipp Pointner talks with PYMNTS about the selfie’s rise, as consumers and businesses put an increasing focus on digital — and frictionless — security.

B2B API Tracker

How APIs Help Deliver B2B Payments Personalization — At Scale

For FIs, catering to corporate clients can mean tailoring their solutions to all the unique needs — but developing, managing and supporting hundreds of customized solutions can become unmanageable, fast. In the latest B2B API Tracker, YES BANK Chief Digital Officer Ritesh Pai explains how API-based services can help banks do that, while giving corporate clients more control.

What Consumers Expect From Issuers And Mobile Card Services

From limiting a child’s spending to blocking a card, more than a third of consumers now use their smartphones to manage card spending, instead of dialing a contact center. However, using them to monitor and manage spend is just the beginning. PYMNTS asks 9,500 consumers how they’re using mobile card services and what’s still missing. We lay it all out in the brand new Mobile Card Services Report.

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