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Apple Pay’s Distracted Merchant Problem
October 24, 2014

Apple Pay officially rolled out on Monday and consumers and retailers both have had some time to get their feet wet with this new mobile payments platform. So, what’s the verdict so far? Well, Peter Osberg, Senior Vice President at EVO Payments International tells MPD...

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Rite Aid Dumps Apple Pay
October 24, 2014

After accepting Apple Pay at all of its stores on the Apple Pay launch day on Monday (Oct. 20), the $26 billion 4,600-store Rite Aid pharmacy chain apparently changed its mind and yanked support from those stores Wednesday (Oct. 22), with no official explanation, according...

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Amazon’s Quarter Is So Bad The NYTimes Is Making Fun Of It
October 24, 2014

It’s not easy to justify to investors how you can make $20 billion in revenue and still lose money, but that’s the question Amazon CFO Tom Szkutak had to answer repeatedly when defending Amazon’s vision for growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Putin Puts Visa/MC Deadline On Ice
October 24, 2014

Visa and MasterCard have won a reprieve from Russia’s demand that the card brands pay more than $1 billion each to continue operating in the country, Russia Beyond the Headlines reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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China’s Tencent Bets Big On Mobile
October 24, 2014

Alibaba’s biggest rival in China, Tencent, has just led a $350 million funding round for a startup called Koudai Gouwu that could challenge Alibaba where it’s weakest: mobile shopping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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One Banker’s View Of Apple Pay Threats
October 24, 2014

Apple has signed up more than 500 banks for Apple Pay, but some bank executives whose institutions are on board with the new payments system are feeling defensive, according to American Banker. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Verizon Hedges Softcard Bet With Flint Investment
October 24, 2014

Flint Mobile, a startup built around letting users snap photos of a credit card to make payments, has raised another $9.4 million in funding and announced an online version of its service, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Alibaba Hopes For Mobile Boost From Meizu Partnership
October 24, 2014

Alibaba is hoping for a boost for its e-commerce-oriented mobile-phone OS from a new partnership with Chinese handset maker Meizu, according to ITNews.com. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Who Really Owns the POS and Customer Data?
October 23, 2014

On Friday, October 24, the fifth and last day of Retail Reinvention Week, join us in a live digital discussion held at 11 AM EST and hosted by Market Platform Dynamic's Gloria Colgan to find out who really owns the POS and customer data, and...