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How the NFL Drafted the Twitter Buy Button
July 07, 2015

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers closed out the 2014-15 NFL season with a 2-14 record, the only reason that fans were cheering was because that less than stellar record afforded them with a pretty coveted consolation prize: the first round pick of the 2015 NFL...

Cross-border Payments
Barclays Uses Zapp To Beat Apple Pay
July 07, 2015

The big banks of the U.K. are preparing to step up their digital payment efforts as they attempt to fend off the bite Apple is fixing to take out of their customer base starting July 20. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

PayPal Halted In Greece As Bitcoin Surges
July 06, 2015

The Greek crisis has come to PayPal. 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...

Apple Pay To Launch In The UK July 14
July 06, 2015

In a little under a week, Apple Pay will go live in the United Kingdom. According to sources cited at several retailers around the U.K., an internal memo from the Waitrose supermarket and an employee confirmation for 9to5Mac, Apple will be ready to launch its mobile...

Greece Says No, Amazon Prime Members Say Yes, PayPal Spends Big
July 06, 2015

The burgers have all been grilled, the parades have all been attended and the fireworks have all been shot off. It is time to get back to work. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Cross-border Payments
Monitise Revises Revenue Projections Down … Again
July 06, 2015

Once known as one of Britain’s preeminent tech firms, Monitise has issued yet another revenue warning that estimates its full-year results for 2015 will be between £88M–£90M ($137M–$140M). In March, Monitise said it had expected revenues to be between £90M–£100M ($140M–$155.5M). The struggles with revenue...

Western Union Stock Drops On News Of PayPal’s Xoom Deal
July 03, 2015

Yesterday (July 2), the day after PayPal’s plans to acquire Xoom were announced, Western Union’s stock took nearly a seven percent hit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Yoox Snags Walmart’s eCommerce Tech Director
July 03, 2015

Italian online retailer Yoox, which focuses on high-end fashion, named a former Walmart eCommerce executive as its first chief information officer, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (July 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

MasterCard’s Next Biometric Move: Facial Scanning
July 03, 2015

MasterCard is bringing a new dimension to online shopping: facial scans. 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...