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Will Wocket Wow Digital Payments?
April 02, 2014

By Jeffrey Green (@epaymentsguy) (https://twitter.com/epaymentsguy) 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...

Mobile
Is UK Retailer Tesco Ready To Put A Beacon On Its Customers?
April 02, 2014

British retailer Tesco reportedly is testing Apple’s iBeacon technology at one of its stores in an experiment with a store-specific app. However, reports Marketing Magazine, the company isn’t yet ready to use the technology to market directly to its customers. Get the Full Story Complete...

Controversial
Living Proof: Friction Kills Commerce
April 02, 2014

South Korea appears to be on the verge of getting rid of a decades-old security policy that has made competing in the global online marketplace problematic. At the heart of the issue are rules requiring first-time online shoppers to install ActiveX controls and to receive...

News
New Toys ‘R’ Us Strategy Looks To Wow Parents, Not Kids
April 02, 2014

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Consumer Finance
Consumers Still Bummed About Their Finances
April 02, 2014

Americans in February were less concerned, though still pessimistic, about their current financial situation than they were at the end of the government shutdown last October, according to the Finance Optimism Index launched April 1, by the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) and AOL Inc. Get...

Mobile Commerce
Vendor Sees Benefits In Teaching ‘Smarter’ New-Product Marketing
April 02, 2014

In a recent audio interview, Angie Echele, president of Retail Smarter, which specializes in fast-tracking consumer packaged goods into national retail distribution, offered some insights into helping educate entrepreneurs about the means by which they can bring new products to market effectively. Get the Full...

Europe
New Regulations May Push 25% Of UK Payday Lenders Out of Business
April 01, 2014

A series of new regulations aimed at “ending the cycle of debt,” could push as many as one quarter of U.K. payday lenders out of business.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Handshake Raises $8M In Series A Funding
April 01, 2014

New York-based B2B mobile platform provider Handshake has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round led by Emergence Capital Partners. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Bitcoin’s Cash Ties
April 01, 2014

As bitcoin has drawn interest, interest in providing easy ways to turn regular currency into crypto-currency has also grown.  This in turn has led to bitcoin ATM’s popping up all over the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...