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Meet The Swedish Startup That’s Taking On Etsy
July 31, 2015

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GoButler Goes Beyond Beta, Gets $8M Financing
July 31, 2015

GoButler, the startup that pairs text messaging with personal services, has raised $8 million in Series A financing. 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...

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TSYS Explores Canadian Payment Preferences
July 31, 2015

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Green Man Gaming And The New Marketplace
July 30, 2015

In 1985, video games were a $100 million industry; that was after the great console crash that started in 1983 and drained 97 percent of the value of a once $3.2 billion marketplace. Though many predicted the end of home gaming with that crash, video...

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Hackers Target Corporate Email For Wire Transfer Fraud
July 30, 2015

The world’s enterprising cybercriminal population has found its newest weak link to exploit: corporate email systems. The new scam hotness entails getting small businesses to wire large sums of cash into false bank accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Home Rental Startup Grows Traffic 3,000 Percent
July 29, 2015

Tripping.com, the vacation homes and short-term rental search engine, said Tuesday (July 28) that it has raised $16 million in Series B financing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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BlueSnap CEO On Visa/Stripe’s Payments Power Play
July 29, 2015

Sure, Stripe grabs the headlines, but what does the deal with Visa, and Stripe's capital raising, portend for the online payments processing writ large? PYMNTS spoke with the CEO of BlueSnap, a Stripe peer, to get a sense of what Stripe’s big news might mean...

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HSBC And First Direct Join Apple Pay UK Bandwagon
July 29, 2015

Apple Pay’s launch in the U.K. earlier this month saw many major banks jumping on board in support of the payment method, but now HSBC and First Direct have finally announced the availability of their credit and debit cards through the payment technology.

PayPal Goes To China (And Back)
July 29, 2015

The massive opportunity for U.S. retailers to accommodate Chinese consumers is undeniable — this is the “what” we know. What retailers need to capitalize on it, however, are the whys and the hows. Melissa O’Malley, Director of Global Merchant and Cross-Border Trade Initiatives at PayPal,...