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Are You Ready For 2015’s Retail Reinvention?
January 05, 2015

What does retail today have in common with retail in 1982? 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...

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GM Uses Its Cars To Drive eCommerce
January 05, 2015

Detroit-based general motors is hoping to help its cars be equipped to ride on the information super-highway as well as they ride on the regular highway with an expansion of its OnStar service that will allow drivers to get coupons from local retailers and make...

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Will the U.S. EMV Migration Be Secure Enough?
January 05, 2015

In the wake of the nearly 800 breaches that marked the year 2014, it is no surprise that the U.S. is moving full speed ahead toward converting all cards from the traditional magnetic stripe to the more secure EMV.  In 2015 over a half-billion new...

PayPal Fraud Probe Leads To Arrest
January 05, 2015

An investigation into alleged fraudulent activity regarding PayPal has led to an arrest in London, reports say. 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...

The Mobile Economy And The Fate Of Facebook
January 05, 2015

When the first tech bubble burst at the turn of the 20th century, it more or less took Yahoo with it. In 1999, Yahoo had hundreds of millions of unique views per month and a market cap of $128 billion. Flash forward to the beginning...

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Apple Pay Ends 2014 With Technical Glitch
January 05, 2015

Apple Pay has apparently rung in the new year with some frustrated customers. According to comments made on an Apple Support Communities thread, some iPhone 6 users found they could not add a card to their Apple Pay account after they restored their phone. Get...

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Chick-fil-A Probes Possible Data Hack
January 05, 2015

Fast food chain Chick-fil-A is investigating a possible data breach involving its customer card data, the company announced Tuesday (Dec. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Bitcoin’s New Year Price Plunge
January 05, 2015

Bitcoin prices took a nosedive this weekend falling a whopping 17.2 percent, in just 72 hours, from 311.05 on Friday to $257.61 on Sunday. That completes a rocky year of ups and downs for bitcoin, but mostly downs, with the leading crypto-currency falling 72.8 percent...

What Payments Pundits Say Is On Tap For 2015
January 05, 2015

The year 2015 may just be the year the payments and commerce industry sets the tone for years to come. There were a lot of things that happened in 2014 that certainly set the stage for a big and important year. And, where there’s big expectations, there’s...