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AmEx Posts Higher Profits As Spending Ticks Up In Q1 2014
April 17, 2014

American Express reports that its net income rose to $1.43 billion, or $1.33 per share, in the first three months of 2014, despite harsh winter weather keeping consumers indoors and away from stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Mobile
How Peer-to-Peer Payment Apps are Improving the Way Payments are Made
April 17, 2014

The volume of peer-to-peer payments has grown to over $1 trillion.

Mobile Commerce
Yapital Improves Online Checkout Concept with SellXed
April 17, 2014

The plug-in can be downloaded instantly, and can be easily integrated into the online shop system without requiring additional programming.

Coinfloor Becomes First Publicly Auditable Bitcoin Exchange
April 17, 2014

Users will be able to validate the company’s records and compare them to the bitcoin ledger.

Mobile Commerce
Latest Samsung Fingerprint Scanner for Phone Hacked, PayPal Users May be at Risk
April 17, 2014

The new flaw can target PayPal mobile payments, in addition to compromising contacts, photos and other confidential data stored on the device.

Merchant Innovation
BlueSnap Takes New Talent, Makes Moves to Expand
April 17, 2014

International payment gateway BlueSnap announced today that it is opening new offices in Australia and Malta, according to a company release. Accompanying the expansion, BlueSnap has also brought on board new talent from American Express, Vantiv, Chase Paymentech, and Braintree.   Over the past year,...

Controversial
The GOOG Disappoints Analysts (Again)
April 17, 2014

We hate mobile, we love mobile. Despite internal optimism about completing "another great quarter" Google's performance in Q1 2014 came in below analyst expectations. The culprit? Mobile. Cost per click nosedived because more people use Google on mobile devices. The underperformance immediately caused a 5%...

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Baidu Joins Mobile Payments Race in China
April 17, 2014

The Baidu Wallet provides money transfers, payments and wealth management services.

Mobile Commerce
Texas Instruments will Incorporate iBeacon to Bluetooth Products
April 17, 2014

TI plans to bring iBeacons to the company's several microcontrollers alongside the BL6450Q controller designed for automotive applications.