PYMNTS Daily Roundup: June 20-21

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Facebook Performs Virtual Currency About-Turn; Abandons Credits

Forrester/CBA Survey: Retail Banks Increasing Mobile Investment

More than Half of Consumers Report Using Mobile or Online Ordering at Restaurants Each Month

Butler Promises to Increase Credit Ratings Oversight as Head of New SEC Credit Ratings Office

Nook Sales Up for the Year, But Not eCommerce for Barnes & Noble

Bank Settles with Hacked Customer Over ACH Fraud

Rev Joins Crowded Square-alike Market

Citi® Announces New CitiBusiness ThankYou(SM) Card

University of San Francisco to Extend NFC Campus Card Service

Sprint Exec Shares How Mobile, Digital Solutions are Streamlining Retail Operations

Social Media’s Impact On Mobile Commerce: Visits Are Up, Conversions Are Down

KAL Launches Cashless ATM

Chinese City to Get NFC Smart Meters

ii2P Launches Mobile POS Payment Platform

MasterCard Inks MoU with Beijing Tourism Body

Driving App Waze Adds Real-Time Gas Info and Discounts, Hits 19M Users

NRF and Loss Prevention: A Year in Review

EMEA:

Citymob Selects MyGate for 1Click Payments

First Data Enters Agreement with Fio Banka

Avis Europe Extends Ingenico Agreement