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China QR Code Ban Could Soon Be Lifted
October 06, 2014

Back in March, China bans using QR Code for payments, but that may end shortly, according to a report in Mobile Commerce News. The initial ban from the Central Bank was issued because of security concerns. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Mobile
Square Valuation Hits $6 Billion
October 06, 2014

Square has closed $150 million in new venture financing, bringing Square’s current value to about $6 billion, the New York Times reported Sunday (Oct. 5). The new financing round was led the Government of Singapore Investment Corp.—a new investor—and included Goldman Sachs and Rizvi Traverse...

Mobile
Samsung And Union Pay Partner Up For Payments
October 06, 2014

Samsung is making its NFC payment move in China, in a deal with UnionPay, China’s largest payment card firm. 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...

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Chinese Payments Giants Alibaba And Tencent Are Now Bankers
October 06, 2014

China’s two biggest online services already have large payments operations — and now both have permission to be bankers, too. On Monday (Sept. 29), Alibaba Group’s Alipay affiliate won permission from the China Banking Regulatory Commission to set up a privately owned bank, according to...

B2B Payments
Lands’ End Rethinks Its B2B Site
October 06, 2014

Companies that want to customize apparel—such as adding their corporate logo to a company-issued uniform—now have a supposedly faster and easier way to do it using a redone B2B site at Lands’ End Business Outfitters’ site, which is at business.landsend.com. Get the Full Story Complete...

Apple Pay
Will Apple Pay Flip Debit To Credit?
October 06, 2014

There’s no doubt that Apple Pay has a lot going for it. It’s the payment method birthed by a beloved consumer brand and technology giant, it has the backing of the biggest payments players on the planet and it has those same players using their...

Mobile Commerce
Facebook Payments Code Detected
October 06, 2014

The long-anticipated Facebook Messenger payments offering is real and imminent, based on screen captures of Facebook code now circulating. 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...

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Nine More Banks Hit By Cyberthieves That Attacked Chase
October 06, 2014

Nine financial institutions—above and beyond Chase—were “also infiltrated by the same group” that attacked Chase, a group “thought to be operating from Russia and appear to have at least loose connections with officials of the Russian government,” the New York Times reported. Get the Full...

Consumer Finance
Guess What? Alibaba And Tencent Are Now Bankers
October 06, 2014

China’s two biggest online services already have large payments operations — and now both have permission to be bankers, too. On Monday (Sept. 29), Alibaba Group’s Alipay affiliate won permission from the China Banking Regulatory Commission to set up a privately owned bank, according to...