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Mobile Commerce
Uber China Could Be Headed For Public Spotlight
August 17, 2015

Uber’s dominance in the Chinese ride-hailing market might be able to make it a publicly traded company — but probably not anytime soon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail Tech Meets Consumer Reality
August 17, 2015

“The consumer’s path to purchase is anything but linear, and discovery is influenced by any number of factors and actions taken in any point of time.” – Karen Webster, CEO MPD, R2 Keynote Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Things Are Looking Up For Amex, Down For EMV And Extremely Uncertain From China
August 17, 2015

According to Google Trends, football was all that anyone was thinking about last week. If you were in that camp, we’ve got the scoop the stories that drove a lot of the headlines you may have missed: Amex and its new investor, EMV and its...

Google’s Alpha-Bets
August 15, 2015

The well-known adage is “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” And, at 17 years of age, Google is an old dog (if you’re measuring in Internet years, that is). It seems, however, that Google’s executive team didn’t get the memo Re: old dogs, new...

Samsung Finally ‘Unpacks’ Samsung Pay
August 14, 2015

The latest “Pay” player launched yesterday at Samsung’s Unpacked event in New York. But unlike the other “Pays” in the market, Samsung Pay brings a whole new set of functionality to the physical point of sale. The big question is whether its NFC and secure...

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BlackBerry Picks PayPal For P2P Payments
August 14, 2015

After launching the PayPal app on its platform earlier this year, BlackBerry has now partnered with PayPal to power a P2P money transfer channel on its BBM app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Alibaba’s Slump Is Amazon’s Gain
August 14, 2015

China’s economic slowdown has finally taken its toll on the country’s top eCommerce company — putting Amazon back on top as the most valuable eCommerce marketplace, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Digit Offers Cash Rewards (That Definitely Aren’t Interest)
August 14, 2015

Digit is like the tech age’s answer to the classic savings account. The automated savings plan puts users cash on lockdown based on their spending habits and income left at the end of a pay cycle. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Apple In The Enterprise
August 14, 2015

While most of the social mediaverse was buzzing about Apple and entertainment this week, the real action may have been more quietly unfolding on the enterprise serving side of the business. Apple is moving past its purely consumer serving roots - and looking to tap...