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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:26:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/the-bitcoin-bubble-explained-colbert-sty/240153323]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Bitcoin Bubble Explained, Colbert-Style (Video)]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The comedian analyzes the volatile online currency.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:21:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/nfc-moves-forward-with-case-based-paymen/240146103]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[NFC Moves Forward With Case-Based Payments]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[U.S. Bank is among those testing an NFC-enabled iPhone case
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:51:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/how-banks-can-overcome-disintermediation/240145542]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[How Banks Can Overcome Disintermediation]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The threat of disintermediation has long haunted banks, and it only continues to rise. 
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:10:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/is-bitcoin-becoming-a-bank/240144041]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Is Bitcoin Becoming a Bank?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[A European Bitcoin exchange says it has been granted payments service provider status by French officials. 
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:25:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/does-bill-pay-really-work-for-businesses/240062630]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Does Bill Pay Really Work For Businesses and Their Banks?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s consumer-oriented bill pay solutions result in inefficiency, expense and risk for small to medium businesses.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:59:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/groupon-enters-mobile-payments-battle-lo/240007639]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Groupon Enters Mobile Payments Battle Looking to Gain Customer Data and Insight]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Groupon's new Square-like card reader and payments processing service will give it heaps of customer data to help personalize its coupon offers.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:45:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/has-bitcoin-finally-arrived/240006657]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Has Bitcoin Finally Arrived?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[A New Hampshire state representative recently added a donation option on his website to accept the digital currency.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:30:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/is-apple-preparing-a-mobile-wallet/240006257]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Is Apple Preparing a Mobile Wallet?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Leaked photos of the next generation iPhone purportedly show an NFC chip as part of the device.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:22:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/is-the-wild-world-of-mobile-payments-abo/240005795]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Is The Wild World of Mobile Payments About To Be Tamed?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The mobile payments arena currently is a bit of a free-for-all, with lots of announcements of new schemes and partnerships (not all of which include banks). Will the regulators ruin the fun?]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:56:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/moving-forward-mobile-payments/240005704]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Moving Forward Mobile Payments]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The Merchant Customer Exchange partnership between major retailers has a chance to be a major force in growing mobile payments adoption. 
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:59:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/new-deal-with-starbucks-raises-new-issue/240005324]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[New Deal with Starbucks Raises New Issue for Square]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The new deal with Starbucks means that Square will have to figure out how to make money processing credit card transactions for small purchases, like a cup of coffee.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:21:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/square-will-use-gps-to-spread-mobile-pay/240005197]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Square Will Use GPS to Spread Mobile Payments]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Square's new partnership with Starbucks opens the door to intriguing possibilities for using GPS to spread its mobile payments technology.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:22:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/winning-the-mobile-wallet-race/240005017]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Winning the Mobile Wallet Race]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The providers that drive benefits for financial institutions, retailers and consumers will emerge from the pack.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:35:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/tapping-the-payments-opportunity-creatin/240004546]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tapping the Payments Opportunity: Creating an Integrated Payments Business]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[A fully integrated payments business provides banks with the best opportunity to compete.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:23:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/will-emv-prevent-atm-fraud/240004854]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Will EMV Prevent ATM Fraud?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The latest criminal bust for skimming ATMs brings into focus EMV's apparent  strength in that area.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:40:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/mobile-payments-can-banks-seize-the-mome/240004592]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Mobile Payments: Can Banks Seize the Moment to Transform Consumer Finance?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The growth of mobile banking has created a competitive landscape in payments and has caught the attention of government regulatory agencies. In the continuing payments evolution, can banks take advantage of the opportunities ahead?]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:17:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/how-to-prepare-for-emv/240004753]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[How to Prepare for EMV]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The liability shift around EMV implementation is rapidly approaching.
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Jul 2012 06:57:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/the-future-of-payments-at-the-olympics/240004411]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Future of Payments at the Olympics]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Visa is showing off some of its new payments innovations at the London Olympic Games.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 Jun 2012 05:04:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/will-apple-pursue-a-mobile-wallet/240001878]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Will Apple Pursue A Mobile Wallet?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The company unveiled the very wallet-like Passbook app at its Worldwide Developers Conference yesterday.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:01:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/rethinking-the-biggest-threat-to-banks/232602628]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Rethinking the Biggest Threat to Banks]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[A panelist at the BAI Payments Connect conference says the most disruptive and threatening force to banks is not PayPal or third-party technology vendors, but a retailer.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:54:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/will-the-mobile-wallet-ever-replace-the/232601774]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Will the Mobile Wallet Ever Replace the Real One?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[One survey suggests that consumers are loathe to abandon the familiar for new technologies.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:58:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/is-emv-the-new-metric-system/232600710]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Is EMV the New Metric System?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[EMV is the global standard for credit and debit cards -- except in the U.S.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:37:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/google-could-benefit-from-guptas-resigna/232500621]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Google Could Benefit from Gupta's Resignation]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The resignation of Vikas Gupta, Google's head of consumer payments, may be exactly what the company needs.]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:42:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/will-yahoo-make-a-play-in-the-payments-s/232301298]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Will Yahoo Make a Play In the Payments Space?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Its incoming CEO, former PayPal head Scott Thompson, grew the eBay subsidiary in the digital and cloud payments arena. ]]></description>
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	<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:03:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/bank-of-america-should-have-kept-debit-c/231902119]]></link>
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	<title><![CDATA[Bank of America Should Have Kept Debit Card Fee]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Just because the criticism against the $5 fee was loud and angry, it doesn't mean it was right. ]]></description>
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