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ANNOUNCEMENTS owned business. "Few bring more discipline to growing
a business than those who have served in uniform, and
our First Data Salutes initiative will help to level the
Cayan now Level 2 EMV certified playing field for veteran entrepreneurs by providing
Cayan LLC earned a Level 2 EMV (Europay/MasterCard/ the tools they need to run their businesses," said Dan
Visa) certification listing on EMVCo., the leading gov- Charron, Executive Vice President, Global Business
erning body for EMV specifications and interoperability Solutions at First Data.
issue management. "Cayan's EMV certification is deeper Hagy honored by NBPCA
than most other companies," said Marc Castrechini,
Cayan Vice President of Program Management. "Instead John Hagy, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal
of just reselling capable hardware, Cayan certified our Officer of MetaBank, received the inaugural Terrence
own kernel, which allows us to control the entire appli- P. Maher Prepaid Influencer Award at the Network
cation and consumer experience." Branded Prepaid Card Association's annual Power of
Prepaid event in Washington, D.C. The award recogniz-
CO-OP selects Think Prize 15 finalists es one individual for dedication and passion in driving
CO-OP Financial Services unveiled the top five final- the prepaid industry forward, and its namesake honors
ists of the CO-OP Think Prize 15, co-sponsored by the late Terry Maher, former partner at Baird Holm LLP
MasterCard Worldwide and hosted on OpenIDEO. and General Counsel for the NBPCA.
The finalist areas, which ranged from an invention of a MyECheck poised to launch "e"
new currency to a new process for loan approval, were
selected based on the degree to which they showed a MyECheck Inc. uploaded its mobile commerce plat-
vision for success and were human-centered, collabora- form, "e", to Google Inc. and Apple Inc. app stores
tive, community-centered, unique and implementable. for approval. Once approved for Apple and Android
devices, the mobile apps will be available to a limited
eBay, PayPal separation finalized group for live testing before availability for download
The eBay Inc. board of directors gave the green light and use by the general public. The MyECheck e Mobile
to complete the separation of eBay and its subsidiary Commerce System enables businesses to accept real-
PayPal Inc. into two independent publicly traded com- time, guaranteed payments from their customers via
panies. Subject to satisfaction of conditions related to the mobile devices, the company noted.
separation, the distribution of PayPal common stock is NAB help desk/tech support team praised
expected to occur on July 17, 2015.
The North American Bancard customer service, mobile
First Data aids U.S. veteran SMB owners and tech support teams were named the Best Help Desk/
First Data Corp. reported it will provide small-business Tech Support Team by Interactive Intelligence Inc., a
technology at no cost to any veteran or military spouse- provider of enterprise-grade collaboration, communica-
• Smart merchants have found a unique way to tap into
captive consumers By the end of 2015, San Francisco-
based startup Volta Charging plans to install 400 electric
car charging kiosks in major metropolitan areas where
electric vehicle usage is up. Ofered as a free service to
drivers, green-conscious businesses pay to sponsor the
kiosks. Whole Foods Market has already installed 37 Volta
units in the Los Angeles area.
• Omnichannel shoppers could spend a lot less time search-
ing for items before making purchases. That's because
mobile apps equipped with visual and voice search tools
are making it easier to shop at stores like Macy's Inc., Target
Brands Inc. and The Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. App users can
either take a photo of a product or say the product name.
Results then appear on screen indicating where in the store
the product can be located.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS owned business. "Few bring more discipline to growing
a business than those who have served in uniform, and
our First Data Salutes initiative will help to level the
Cayan now Level 2 EMV certified playing field for veteran entrepreneurs by providing
Cayan LLC earned a Level 2 EMV (Europay/MasterCard/ the tools they need to run their businesses," said Dan
Visa) certification listing on EMVCo., the leading gov- Charron, Executive Vice President, Global Business
erning body for EMV specifications and interoperability Solutions at First Data.
issue management. "Cayan's EMV certification is deeper Hagy honored by NBPCA
than most other companies," said Marc Castrechini,
Cayan Vice President of Program Management. "Instead John Hagy, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal
of just reselling capable hardware, Cayan certified our Officer of MetaBank, received the inaugural Terrence
own kernel, which allows us to control the entire appli- P. Maher Prepaid Influencer Award at the Network
cation and consumer experience." Branded Prepaid Card Association's annual Power of
Prepaid event in Washington, D.C. The award recogniz-
CO-OP selects Think Prize 15 finalists es one individual for dedication and passion in driving
CO-OP Financial Services unveiled the top five final- the prepaid industry forward, and its namesake honors
ists of the CO-OP Think Prize 15, co-sponsored by the late Terry Maher, former partner at Baird Holm LLP
MasterCard Worldwide and hosted on OpenIDEO. and General Counsel for the NBPCA.
The finalist areas, which ranged from an invention of a MyECheck poised to launch "e"
new currency to a new process for loan approval, were
selected based on the degree to which they showed a MyECheck Inc. uploaded its mobile commerce plat-
vision for success and were human-centered, collabora- form, "e", to Google Inc. and Apple Inc. app stores
tive, community-centered, unique and implementable. for approval. Once approved for Apple and Android
devices, the mobile apps will be available to a limited
eBay, PayPal separation finalized group for live testing before availability for download
The eBay Inc. board of directors gave the green light and use by the general public. The MyECheck e Mobile
to complete the separation of eBay and its subsidiary Commerce System enables businesses to accept real-
PayPal Inc. into two independent publicly traded com- time, guaranteed payments from their customers via
panies. Subject to satisfaction of conditions related to the mobile devices, the company noted.
separation, the distribution of PayPal common stock is NAB help desk/tech support team praised
expected to occur on July 17, 2015.
The North American Bancard customer service, mobile
First Data aids U.S. veteran SMB owners and tech support teams were named the Best Help Desk/
First Data Corp. reported it will provide small-business Tech Support Team by Interactive Intelligence Inc., a
technology at no cost to any veteran or military spouse- provider of enterprise-grade collaboration, communica-
• Smart merchants have found a unique way to tap into
captive consumers By the end of 2015, San Francisco-
based startup Volta Charging plans to install 400 electric
car charging kiosks in major metropolitan areas where
electric vehicle usage is up. Ofered as a free service to
drivers, green-conscious businesses pay to sponsor the
kiosks. Whole Foods Market has already installed 37 Volta
units in the Los Angeles area.
• Omnichannel shoppers could spend a lot less time search-
ing for items before making purchases. That's because
mobile apps equipped with visual and voice search tools
are making it easier to shop at stores like Macy's Inc., Target
Brands Inc. and The Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. App users can
either take a photo of a product or say the product name.
Results then appear on screen indicating where in the store
the product can be located.
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