Atos Moves To Acquire Gemalto For 4.3 Billion Euros
Atos Moves To Acquire Gemalto For 4.3 Billion Euros
December 12, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Gemalto is looking at an acquisition offer from French tech consultancy Atos.  The offer is for 4.3 billion euros ($5.06 billion), and the purchase would aid...

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Inside Visa’s Vision For Cashless Commerce
Inside Visa’s Vision For Cashless Commerce
December 12, 2017  |  VISA

At the dawn of the new millennium, consumers had only a few payment methods to choose from – cash, check or cards – and only...

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Max Levchin On What Comes After $200M Worth Of Capital Affirmation
Max Levchin On What Comes After $200M Worth Of Capital Affirmation
December 12, 2017  |  Loans

Fresh off a $200 million funding round, Affirm's CEO Max Levchin cautions PYMNTS' Karen Webster against thinking the money is simply a validation for the...

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2017: The Year Retail Got Its Experiential Act Together
2017: The Year Retail Got Its Experiential Act Together
December 12, 2017  |  Mastercard

Some things about holiday shopping trends will never change, Mastercard’s Sarah Quinlan told Karen Webster in their annual discussion of the trends to watch for the holiday season....

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FinTech Startup Nanopay Is For Banks, Not Against Them
FinTech Startup Nanopay Is For Banks, Not Against Them
December 11, 2017  |  Startup Check-In

Whether bank customers are consumers or businesses, chances are good that they do at least some of their banking online. This month, startup nanopay is...

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Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
December 11, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, consumers are spending billions on holiday preparations, venture capital (VC) funding is helping luxury eTail expand, subscription-based fitness class models are...

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Affirm Confirms $200M Investment Round
Affirm Confirms $200M Investment Round
December 11, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Financial services company Affirm announced Monday it has raised $200 million in Series E funding from a consortium of investors led by global investment firm...

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JCPenney’s Subscription Boxes For Big Boys
JCPenney’s Subscription Boxes For Big Boys
December 11, 2017  |  Retail

There’s a subscription box out there for almost everyone. And, given their rising popularity, it’s not surprising JCPenney is also jumping on the bandwagon. What is...

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