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Investment Tracker | December 11 – 17
December 17, 2014

Adyen And The Changing Face Of Cross-Border Payment  Christmas, it seems, has come early for global payments technology company Adyen this year. The Amsterdam-based business announced a $250 million funding round Tuesday (December 16), led by global growth equity investor General Atlantic, (with participation from...

Europe
Apple Shuts Down Russian E-Sales Due to Ruble
December 17, 2014

Apple took the unusual move Tuesday (Nov. 16) of shutting down all of its online sales in Russia due to what Apple said were “extreme” ruble fluctuations, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Apple Pay
Adyen Raises Quarter-Of-A-Billion Dollars
December 16, 2014

Global payments vendor Adyen on Tuesday (Dec. 16) said that it has closed $250 million in new funding, led by global growth equity investor General Atlantic, with additional participation from Temasek, Index Ventures and Felicis Ventures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Apple Pay
Apple Now Lets Google Wallet Use TouchID, Split Checks
December 16, 2014

Apple, which uses its iTunes accept/reject power to control potential rivals, is slightly loosening control on Google Wallet. A new update to the mobile app released on Monday (Dec. 15) now allows for extensive use of the iPhone’s Touch ID, enabling Google Wallet users to...

Uber Practicing A New Form Of Lobbying Pressure
December 15, 2014

Its newfound investment dollars—which have given the company a $41 billion valuation—are financing a massive international lobbying operation, catching state and municipal leaders offguard, according to an extensive Washington Post probe of Uber’s lobbying efforts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Mobile
Amex CEO Skeptical About Bitcoin
December 15, 2014

American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault is not so certain that Bitcoin is going to play a dominant payment role any time soon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Uber’s Latest Investor: China’s Baidu
December 15, 2014

Uber Technologies is selling a minority stake to Baidu, which owns China’s largest search engine, in a cash and non-cash asset deal that “may be worth as much as $600 million,” according to a China National Radio report as noted by Bloomberg. Get the Full...

Priceline.com To Accept Apple Pay Online
December 15, 2014

Priceline.com has integrated Apple Pay into its IOS app, allowing payment via Touch ID, saying that mobile users are much more likely to use it than Priceline’s desktop customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Fixing The Holiday Donor Attrition Crisis
December 12, 2014

‘Tis the season for holiday discounts, a bit of showrooming, bumper-to-bumper shopping mall traffic – and for those of us feeling particularly generous, holiday charitable donations. But according to a recent survey, for every $100 in donations a charity receives, it loses $96 to donor...