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PayPal Down Under: How Digital Is Changing How Customers Buy And Sell
January 26, 2015

When asked about their impression of an average Australian, odds are good that most people will describe one of three things – someone with a bowie knife fighting a crocodile, a person standing next to an adorable marsupial like a koala or a kangaroo, or...

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Nordstrom Tops with Consumers
January 26, 2015

For the third year in a row, Nordstrom has been ranked as the top fashion retailer by consumers. 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...

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Merchant Advisory Group Claims No Reduction in Actual Swipe Rates Since Durbin
January 26, 2015

The Merchant Advisory Group has uncovered a serious imbalance between what debit card issuers and merchants are paying per transaction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

The Ins And Outs Of PayDay Lending
January 26, 2015

There are no shortage of divisive topics when it comes to finance and lending. But there are some special areas that manage to attract passionate debate among intelligent people that doesn’t merely divide debaters into two camps – but instead maybe three or four. Get...

Macy’s to Go Big, Stay (Near) Home
January 26, 2015

Macy’s Inc. is moving on up in the direct-to-consumer-fulfillment world, but not too far. 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...

Alternative Finances
P2P Payments Player TransferWise Picks-Up $58M
January 26, 2015

TransferWise has snagged a big pile of investment dollars in a round led by one of the Facebook’s earliest backers, Andreessen Horowitz.  The UK-based P2P money transfer startup  and Facebook have reportedly been in talks that would see TransferWise provide remittance services for the social networking...

Look Out Apple: Samsung’s Set To Debut Its M-Pay Plan
January 26, 2015

Samsung fans and mobile payment fanatics have something new to look forward to this year at Mobile World Congress.  According to reports on Sammobile.com, Samsung will be unveiling the mobile payments platform they’ve developed with Visa alongside the Galaxy 6 at MCS this year. Get...

Russia Warns Exclusion From Swift Tantamount To “War”
January 26, 2015

Andrei Kostin, chief executive of Russia’s second-largest bank VTB, warned Friday that keeping his country from the Swift banking payment system would be tantamount to “war”. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Why Smartphone Train Ticketing Hasn’t Sped Up
January 26, 2015

It’s the T if you’re in Boston, the L in Chicago, the Subway in NYC, the Muni in San Francisco, Metro in Los Angeles and the Tube in London. Just like each city has its own local flavor for its public transportation, each has its...