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Bitcoin Crowdfunding Site Lighthouse Goes Public
January 22, 2015

Similar to how Kickstarter revolutionized crowdsourcing projects through e-payments, Lighthouse hopes to move that into the undertapped Bitcoin sphere of influence starting yesterday (Jan. 21), when the site went public on Mac, Linux, and Windows. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Monitise Puts Itself Up For Sale
January 22, 2015

Facing falling stock prices and forecasting lower than expected revenue in 2015, mobile banking firm Monitise has announced that it will be putting itself up for sale. The U.K.-based mobile banking firm is in the midst of a transition to a product-based recurring revenue model,...

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Will The Liability Move Most US Merchants To EMV?
January 22, 2015

While the clock is ticking down toward the October 2015 EMV liability shift, an increasing number of analysts are questioning whether the majority of U.S. merchants will convert by that deadline, or at all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

EBay Enterprise Spinoff, The Icahn Pact And PayPal’s Future
January 22, 2015

As eBay moves beyond what CEO John Donahoe called “a very difficult year” for the company, the e-commerce giant might be preparing to split off from more than just PayPal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

EMV And NFC Done Right: What The US Needs To Know
January 22, 2015

The explosive growth of mobile has taken its toll on retail payments in many parts of the globe. In Canada, technology players, retailers, banks and network operators are now competing to “own” mobile payments, says Linda Mantia, Executive Vice-President, Digital, Payments and Cards at RBC....

Controversial
Amex Passes Trillion-Dollar Volume Mark
January 22, 2015

While American Express posted relatively solid fourth-quarter earnings — beating analysts’ expectations — the positives for the company were overshadowed by the announcement that it would cut 4,000 jobs this year and an after-hours trading hit which saw shares drop 2 percent. Get the Full Story...

International
US Is The New Growth Market, PwC Survey Says
January 22, 2015

CEOs are less optimistic about the economy this year than last, according to a PwC survey unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Loyalty & Rewards
GameStop Uses Beacons And Big Screens To Get Millennials Buying
January 22, 2015

Videogame retailer GameStop is fighting back against online shopping with beacons that stream game content directly to customers’ smartphones when they’re in a store, according to The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Mobile
In-store Wi-Fi Boosts Customer Loyalty 28 Percent
January 22, 2015

Customers really do appreciate free Wi-Fi, it seems. A new study by IHL Group found that 28 percent of retailers who added in-store Wi-Fi said they got a boost in customer loyalty. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...