UK’s Troubled Tesco May Sell Retail Data Miner Dunnhumby For $3B
UK’s Troubled Tesco May Sell Retail Data Miner Dunnhumby For $3B
January 09, 2015  |  Europe

U.K. supermarket giant Tesco said Thursday (Jan. 8) that it will dump nearly 100 stores, lay off thousands of employees, and possibly sell Dunnhumby, the...

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Euro Lawmakers Concerned About SWIFT Payments Data Sharing With The US
Euro Lawmakers Concerned About SWIFT Payments Data Sharing With The US
January 09, 2015  |  Europe

European policymakers are fighting over how financial messaging information from the SWIFT network can be used to fight terrorism, and who gets to use it,...

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Luxury Resorts Hit By Payments Breach
Luxury Resorts Hit By Payments Breach
January 09, 2015  |  International

A data breach at hotel management company AMResorts may have exposed payment card data and personal information of people who booked their vacations at the...

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Panera Adds Mobile Ordering, Quick Pick-Up
Panera Adds Mobile Ordering, Quick Pick-Up
January 09, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

Fast-casual food chain Panera Bread has now rolled out its “Panera 2.0” upgrade to about 100 of its 1,845 cafes, adding online and mobile ordering...

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UnionPay Goes Global
UnionPay Goes Global
January 09, 2015  |  International

China’s UnionPay, which already has more payment cards in circulation than Visa or MasterCard, is now planning to expand beyond its current 148 countries and...

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Gas Price Drops, And So Do Late Payments
Gas Price Drops, And So Do Late Payments
January 09, 2015  |  News

The nationwide drop in U.S. gas prices means more consumers are staying current on their debts, according to a quarterly report from the American Bankers...

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Is Amazon Building An Inventor Platform?
Is Amazon Building An Inventor Platform?
January 08, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

It seems that Amazon will be taking no break in their attempt to become the online “everything” business in 2015, and is now developing a...

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