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cross-border trade and mobile banking are making an stores for Jabra in more than 50 countries. "Digital River's
impact, but wide adoption of new payment technologies ability to take on the local payments, compliance and tax
like Apple Pay, PayPal and Venmo have yet to reach all requirements has been key to our rapid expansion," said
consumer groups. Jonas Forsberg, Vice President, Global Online Sales and
Marketing for Jabra.
Euromonitor assesses global mobile commerce
FIS, Cardtronics roll out cardless cash
Euromonitor International and Retail Asia launched the
14th Retail Asia Top 500 Retailers Ranking. According to FIS and Cardtronics plan to integrate FIS Cardless Cash
the report, mobile retailing represents the fastest growing across Cardtronics' U.S. ATM fleet. FIS Cardless Cash
digital channel in the Asia Pacific, with sales totaling $328 leverages the FIS Mobile Banking app to enable bank
billion in 2016, an increase of 64 percent year-over- year. customers to withdraw ATM funds without plastic cards.
Mobile commerce accounts for over 50 percent of total "Enabling cardless cash access at our ATMs is just one
digital commerce in China, Indonesia and South Korea. more way Cardtronics can help banks transitioning to
Euromonitor expects the region to generate $795 billion more digitally focused, self-service strategies," said Brad
by 2021, almost tripling North America's leading mobile Nolan, EVP and Managing Director, Global Product and
commerce market size. Marketing, Cardtronics.
Juniper studies Chinese digital payments Parasail, Salucro align services

Strategies for Payment Providers: Opportunities, Risks & Cloud-based payment provider Salucro Healthcare
Competition 2017-2021 by Juniper Research Ltd. highlights Solutions LLC now offers Parasail Health Inc.'s payment
the increasing dominance of Chinese companies in digital plans through its new patient financing portal for select
payments, with players such as Alibaba Group Holding customers. San Francisco-based health-finance startup
Ltd., Tencent Holdings Ltd. and China UnionPay seek- Parasail launched several tech-based products to help
ing to bolster revenues through international expansion. patients pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses. Patients
According to Juniper, digital payment transaction values can now select one of Parasail's payment plan products
are expected to reach $5 trillion by 2021, up from $3.6 tril- to access financing options, as well as over 12 payment
lion this year, of which $3.4 trillion will come from sales options.
outside mainland China.
Planet Payment joins forces with ACI
YouGov, ACI survey consumer ATM preferences
Planet Payment Inc. and ACI Worldwide launched
A global online poll of 8,000 consumers conducted by UnionPay International's SecurePlus to enable UnionPay
YouGov on behalf ACI Worldwide found that easier, intu- debit and credit card acceptance online. Several key fea-
itive and more secure ways of accessing bank accounts tures differentiate SecurePlus, including acceptance of
are top priorities for ATM users worldwide. Other servic- cards without a redirect to the UnionPay Hosted Payment
es consumers would like to see from ATMs include better Page, the companies said. "We are pleased to work with
and more detailed information about their account, the ACI and UnionPay International to be one of the first
ability to dispense a new credit or debit card, and access to launch SecurePlus," said Paul Levine, Senior Vice
to electronically signed official documents. President, Planet Payment.

PARTNERSHIPS USAT expands ties with Chase
USA Technologies Inc. and Chase Paymentech are expand-
Apriva, Parlevel integrate solutions ing joint efforts to help more self-serve and unattended
retailers go cashless. Through a strategic marketing
Apriva integrated Parlevel Systems' micro market solu- agreement, the two companies aim to provide consumers
tion with Apriva's payment gateway platform, bringing with a better understanding of the opportunities available
secure cashless payments to Apriva resellers and self- when paying with credit or via mobile wallet. The part-
service operators, while expanding cashless payment nership also provides retailers with tools to better engage
options to end users. Parlevel Micro Market utilizes with customers at the point of sale.
Parlevel Pay contactless readers to enable operators to
change pricing and product information, launch promo- Verifone teams with Sage
tions, access inventory levels, and review software and
security. Verifone and Sage Group plc teamed to offer integrated
POS and business accounting solutions on Verifone
Digital River backs Jabra's expansion Carbon 8, an open, scalable and portable POS system,
which has the capability to incorporate Sage One account-
Digital River Inc. teamed with sound and communi- ing and payroll software with Verifone's payment solu-
cations specialist Jabra to expand the brand's global tions. The two companies plan to set up retailers with an
ecommerce business. Together, in just 24 months, the end-to-end business solution that includes accounting,
companies launched localized direct-to-consumer online payroll, inventory, staffing and customized applications.
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