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Mobile Holiday Shopping Report Card
January 08, 2015

2015 is here. The holidays are over, and resolutions have already been made (and a few probably broken by now, too). And, the kids are back in school after the holiday break. So, in the spirit of school being back in session, we thought it...

Recap: CES 2015 Taps Into Device-Driven Consumer
January 08, 2015

The combination of mobile devices, apps and  the imagination of innovators delivers exciting new opportunities for consumers and commerce to be connected like never before. And the latest and greatest was on display at CES this week. More than 150,000-plus visitors, two-million square feet of exhibits,...

New Year, Better Ways To Hack ATMs
January 08, 2015

Never let it be said that the world’s cyberthieving population isn’t always on the hunt for better and more efficient ways to use technology to separate individuals from their money. With the new year comes a new variation on the ATM skimming attack that started...

Investment Tracker, January 1-6
January 07, 2015

The 2014 Year in FinTech Investment | The PYMNTS Innovation Investment Tracker 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...

The Cutting Edge Of Mobile Payment Isn’t Where You Think
January 07, 2015

“If you want to live in a cashless society, where most consumers and merchants are using their mobile phones for payments and other financial services, pack your bags and head to Somaliland or a few other destinations that are as long on mobile payments as...

App Usage Surge Led By Mobile Shopping
January 07, 2015

No matter which sector of the payments industry you’re looking at, the conversation always comes back to mobile. Mobile payments, mobile shopping, mobile websites and mobile app — it all begins with mobile. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

FTC Commissioner Slams Lending Restrictions
January 06, 2015

Regulations on lending could harm consumers, according to Joshua Wright, one of the five Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission and a leading economic scholar. Wright recently released a comment on December 26, 2014 that lays out the case for caution in imposing limits on...

Impressions and Impacts Of Apple Pay’s First 100 Days
January 06, 2015

In just 113 days last year, Apple Pay managed to completely change the conversation about mobile payments. And we’ve been there for all 113+ of them, documenting every aspect of the Apple Pay journey.

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Politics And Cabbies Clash In Ridesharing Market
January 06, 2015

The rise in popularity in the ridesharing market did exactly what e-Commerce did to traditional brick-and-mortar retail. It disrupted the space, undercut business models and angered those in the industry — but it grabbed consumer attention. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...