PYMNTS Daily Roundup: July 17-18

Report: Mobile retail commerce rises in second quarter, social shopping drops

Yahoo Founder Yang Leads Investment in Payments Startup

MasterCard Worldwide Appoints New Division President for South Africa

CommBank does an Apple; releases own POS tablets, iPhone terminals and App store

German co-operative banks trial mobile sticker technology

Group Buying In The Baltics: Cherry Media Claims Top E-Commerce Spot

Kiip raises $11M to reward users for everyday life

LivingSocial Shop Launches with Curated Collections of Unique, Custom, and Cool Merchandise

Community Banks and Credit Unions Work with Malauzai to Enhance Users’ Mobile Banking Experience

Social Intelligence Startup Sunnytrail Helps E-Commerce Companies With Customer Support Online

Government, Healthcare & Citizen ID Market Worth in Excess of $86 Billion over the Next Five Years, Says ABI Research

eBay Fashion Collaborates with Seven Leading Designers on the eBay Holiday Collective; Unwraps Original, Limited-Edition Gift Collection

payORtax™ Enables Taxpayers to Pay the State of Oregon, Online or by Phone, with a Debit Card for a Convenience Fee of Only $3.75

Massive surge in online ID fraud – Experian

Isis releases video tutorials

Kmart launches reloadable pre-paid MasterCard

Restaurant Owners Take IT and Data Security off Their Plates

Zaarly Anywhere: buy anything you see online, custom made for you

CFPB’s rulemaking agenda

Dwolla Democratizing APIs With New Non-Technical Portal

5 Ways to Win with Mobile This Holiday Season

U.S. Banks’ IT Spending Outlook Raised Significantly

Sage Pay, MoBank partner for mobile commerce services

The future of local is real time and mobile

Qatar: UAE Exchange partners Ezetop, cashU

Austria: VKB-Bank selects Gemalto for e-banking security services

Micropress test tool wins EMVCo approval