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European Regulators Considering New Regs As Apple Pay Rolls Out
September 19, 2014

Regulators in Europe are considering strongly tightening regulations, particularly when it comes to identification, for mobile payments. 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...

B2B Payments
3M Looks To Grow Its B2B Commerce
September 18, 2014

With $30 billion in annual sales and operating in more than 70 countries, 3M has an active global B2B commerce program, selling products to a wide range of international wholesalers, retailers, distributors and dealers. Moreover, with its global enterprise resource planning system and a new...

Mobile Commerce
Is Apple A Threat To Small Banks?
September 18, 2014

The big banks, Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Capital One Financial, all played a prominent and public role in building Apple’s much lauded mobile payment platform Apple Pay.  Small banks, observably did not and that has ignited concerns that Apple’s entry into...

Alternative Finances
Kiosk-based Money Transfers In Russia Double
September 18, 2014

Money transfers sent through kiosks in Russia have nearly doubled in the past year, according to Self Service World. 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...

Did Apple Almost Buy Discover?
September 18, 2014

Apple held discussions last year to acquire Discover Financial Services, but the talks fell through before Apple made a formal offer, Bank Innovation reported on Wednesday (Sept. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Mobile Commerce
Skrill To Directly Challenge PayPal With Launch Of Marketplaces
September 18, 2014

Skrill is going after digital marketplaces today with the launch of its own payments solution 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,...

Alternative Finances
Fraud Costs and Digital Currency Acceptance On The Rise Concurrently
September 18, 2014

Payment-card fraud keeps rising — and the costs are rising even faster according to the recently released 2014 LexisNexis True Cost of Fraud study, eCommerceBytes reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Alibaba: From Start to Now (And Wow)
September 18, 2014

The Alibaba Primer 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 this form, you agree to receive marketing communications...

Subway’s NFC Play With Softcard
September 18, 2014

Sandwich chain Subway will roll out NFC-based mobile payments on Oct. 1 at 26,000 U.S. locations, The Paypers reported — and they won’t use Apple’s new Apple Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...