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Xiaomi Hires New Distributor For Africa Launch
August 24, 2015

Known as “the Apple of China,” smartphone maker Xiaomi announced the timing of its official arrival in Africa next month with the appointment of a distributor.

Cross-border Payments
Uber May Hit $10.8B In Bookings This Year
August 24, 2015

Uber Technologies is on pace to log $10.8 billion in global bookings this year, up three times over last year’s tally, and could reach $26 billion in 2016. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Mobile Commerce
Samsung Offers ‘Test Drive’ To Get iPhone Switchers
August 24, 2015

Samsung’s latest ploy to steal away Apple’s customer base might have just proven to be its best attempt to get back at Apple with the launch of its “Ultimate Test Drive” offer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
Big Value For Visa Europe, Big Progress For The Blockchain And Big Trouble For Snapchat
August 24, 2015

Between Apple’s falling share prices, Amazon’s HR woes and the great Ashley Madison data dump of 2015, last week was an all-around great time for gossip in America. And with so much scurrilous (and potentially spurious) data floating free in cyberspace, it might have been...

Is Amazon Resetting Its Grocery Delivery Service?
August 24, 2015

When Amazon stuck its toe in the grocery game two years ago with its Prime Fresh service — an extension of its $99 per year Prime member service — it came with a pretty hefty price tag. Los Angelenos (L.A. is where the service launched)...

Making Payments Easy For Mobile Merchants
August 24, 2015

Small, mobile merchants want one and only one thing: a simple way to take their customer’s favorite payments methods. Flint CEO Greg Goldfarb describes how he thinks he's cracked the code for mobile merchants and their interest in becoming more integrated with Apple Pay and...

Mobile Commerce
Snapchat’s Finances Leak — And It’s Ugly
August 21, 2015

While reports earlier this month indicate that Snapchat is valued at roughly $16 billion, it may not all be peachy keen for the social messaging company. Snapchat’s financials were leaked onto the Web on Wednesday (Aug. 19), and the numbers offer up a snapshot of red...

Will Verizon Join The Samsung Pay Bandwagon?
August 21, 2015

The largest wireless telecommunications provider in the U.S. has set off some “will-they-or-won’t-they” speculation regarding Samsung Pay. 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...

Cachet Picked As Preferred Mobile Deposit Provider
August 21, 2015

CU Mobile Apps (CUMA), the new mobile solution designed for credit unions, selected mobile money technologies company Cachet as its preferred mobile deposit provider.