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ShopX’s 1M Beacon Giveaway
January 22, 2015

Beacon vendor ShopX is planning to give away a million beacons to U.S. retailers in hopes of grabbing a bigger share of the market for its software-as-a-service management platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Discover Improves Rewards, Goes B2B With AribaPay And Takes Aim At Visa — At A...
January 22, 2015

Even though Discover’s payments volume rose and its loan portfolio grew by 6.4 percent, the card issuer’s net income plummeted 33 percent for the last three months of 2014. The biggest contributor to the plunge: a change to Discover’s rewards program that makes it easier...

Combating Fraud 1-0-1: A PYMNTS.com Exclusive Guide
January 21, 2015

It’s no secret that finding the right way to quickly and effectively outsmart fraudsters is a high-priority mission in 2015. But what does the right fraud solution really look like, and what is the ideal method for protecting cardholder data in an increasingly online world? To...

The Great Mall Migration: Second Act Or Curtain Call?
January 21, 2015

Malls are not exactly the healthiest of shopping species in the U.S. 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...

Taulia Starts 2015 With An Additional $15M In Funding
January 21, 2015

While B2C payments players often snap up most of the headlines, B2B players are often lurking in the background, gaining ground, making moves and quietly innovating away, though often is in a less flashy manner. Taulia is one such quiet payments players that steadily gained...

Supreme Court Just Says No To The Retailer’s Swipe Fee Fight
January 21, 2015

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away the retailers’ challenge to the Federal Reserve’s regulation implementing the interchange-cap and network-exclusivity rules adopted in the Durbin Amendment to Dodd-Frank.  The case was closely watched, because the trial judge held the Federal Reserve regulation invalid and ordered...

Amazon To Pull The Plug On Its Mobile Wallet
January 21, 2015

It seem Amazon has decided to jump out of the payments business less than a year after first jumping in. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Russian e-Commerce Giant Ulmart Heading Toward IPO
January 21, 2015

Russia’s answer to Amazon, Ulmart, has confirmed that it plans to IPO in the next year.   Russia’s leading e-commerce company confirmed early today (January 21)  that it will go public in  a yet-to-be-determined Western stock exchange and that it is considering using the IPO to...

Voice, Facial Recognition Coming To USAA Mobile Log-In
January 21, 2015

Biometric authentication apps for financial apps are expected to be all the rage by 2019, and USAA wants to be part of the trend. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...