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The payments journey: From point of sale The Mobile Buzz:
to points of commerce – Part 1 ....................................................1 Mobile wallet apps boost store visits ....................................30
By Dale S. Laszig
Payment technologies were once simple and the user experience Research shows a link between mobile wallets and frequency of
consumer visits to stores and suggests transaction-based incen-
cumbersome. Today, technologies are more complex, the user expe- tives increase visit frequency and mobile spend.
rience more simplified. That's evolution.
News Acquirer earnings roundup: March 2017 .............................40
A reprint from First Annapolis Consulting, M&A Advisory Services.
CFPB offers more time for prepaid compliance .............10
The CFPB is considering an extension of the effective date for new Meet the Expert
consumer protection rules covering prepaid debit card accounts. Steve Sotis ...........................................................................................44
The controversial rules are set to take effect Oct. 1, 2017.
An interview with Green Sheet Advisory Board member Steve Sotis.
SEAA 2017 energizes base ..........................................................10 Company Profile
Charlotte, N.C., provided a fitting backdrop for the SEAA's eclectic Fuzse:
mix of keynote addresses, educational sessions and networking Fusing the digital economy .......................................................31
events offered at the association's 17th annual conference.
Education
Acculynk to boost First Data's ecommerce portfolio .....12
With an eye for strengthening its ecommerce offerings, First Data Street Smarts SM
recently said it intends to acquire Acculynk, thereby integrating Let's listen, learn and share ........................................................36
new security and routing options into its global platform. By Aaron Nasseh, Finical Inc.
Having relied on The Green Sheet since his early days in the industry,
Visa, Viewpost target SMB payments ....................................14 our new Street Smarts author has since built a fast-growing ISO
SM
Viewpost IP Holdings partnered with Visa to provide virtual com- and plans to share his expertise in the coming year.
mercial card products to its small and midsize business clients,
using one-time virtual account numbers to enhance security. Honesty sells ......................................................................................38
By Jeff Fortney, Clearent LLC
Industry Update ...............................................................................16 Honesty has come into question lately, including in the payments
Views world. Merchants have always looked at MLSs with jaundiced eyes.
Now, even more so. What should MLSs do?
Insider's report on payments: New Products
Interchange challenges create need
for payments experts ....................................................................22 Pocket-size computers for fixed and mobile settings ....48
By Patti Murpy, ProScribes Inc. Secure portal for real-time
The U.S. Supreme Court will not weigh in on a multibillion-dollar security audits, compliance ........................................................49
payout by Mastercard and Visa to settle a lawsuit filed by a group of
retailers over interchange and anti-steering rules. Inspiration
Fraud and plaque prevention: Both powered by AI .......24 Demystify, clarify, compare ........................................................51
By Don Bush, Kount Departments
From an "AI toothbrush," to human-crushing poker strategies to au-
tomated dermatology, AI is getting significant attention. However, Letter From the Editors ....................................................................5
"real intelligence" is key when it comes to AI. Readers Speak ......................................................................................8
Spotlight Innovators ......................................................................25
Lead with logic and honor..........................................................42
By Steven Feldshuh, Merchants' Choice Payment Solutions East Calendar of Events ..........................................................................50
There will always be individuals and companies that do not play Resource Guide .................................................................................53
by the rules, but today, more than ever, we, as an industry, need to Advertiser Index ...............................................................................62
push ourselves to not get ugly.

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