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EFS Signs On Premier Transportation New Business
May 05, 2017

Fleet payment solutions WEX Company EFS announced this week its recent new business win of irregular route common and contract carrier company Premier Transportation. In an effort to enhance its business needs, Premier is moving its entire payments business to EFS. The new portfolio of...

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Hiring Pace Quickens in April, Unemployment Slips Again
May 05, 2017

The economy seemed to rebound from some anemic numbers put up earlier this year, as the Labor Department stated on Friday that non-farm payrolls were up by 211,000 in April 2017. That’s month over month, and beats handily the 79,000 jobs added in March (the...

Blockchain
Blockchain Tracker: The State of Blockchain
May 05, 2017

The world of blockchain technology has certainly seen some major changes over the course of the past decade. Although there were early inklings of the technology dating back to 1991, it wasn’t until 2008 when Satoshi Nakamoto implemented it as the base component of bitcoin...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Tracker: Blowing Past Milestones
May 05, 2017

Sometimes it pays to be volatile — but there’s always the nagging risk of losing it all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

Retail
Tablets See 8.5% Global Shipping Decline
May 05, 2017

The party may be over for the tablet market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

Security & Fraud
Hacker Tracker: Sabre Investigating Breach, Card Testing On The Rise
May 05, 2017

It’s been a big week in the broader cybersecurity realm, starting with a data breach of Sabre Corporation’s hospitality unit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

Retail
Neela Montgomery Takes Crate and Barrel’s CEO Reigns
May 05, 2017

Crate and Barrel welcomes a new leader into its family, naming retail veteran Neela Montgomery as its new Chief Executive Officer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Regulation
Uber Faces DoJ Probe Into Alleged Criminal Activity
May 05, 2017

Uber’s list of recent woes seems to have gotten a bit longer as unnamed sources are telling media outlets that the Department of Justice has launched a probe into software Uber allegedly used to help divers evade detection by law enforcement in localities where the...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Whirlpool Buys Recipe Search Engine Yummly
May 05, 2017

The Whirlpool Corporation, the world’s largest home appliance maker, has acquired Yummly, a visual and semantic recipe search engine and aggregator. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....