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Venmo Debuts Limited Edition Rainbow Card
February 22, 2019

Today Venmo will be rolling out its latest card offering for consumers.  Joining the lineup of the six brightly colored, Mastercard-branded debit cards Venmo rolled out about six months ago, the limited edition rainbow card is Venmo’s latest debit offering for customers that want more...

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Florida Prisons Delete $11M Worth Of Inmate Music Purchases
February 21, 2019

Following a switch in contractors that reportedly caused prisoners to lose access to music that they purchased, an inmate in a Florida prison is suing the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) in a class action suit. William Demler claims that inmates were told they could...

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TomTom Sells Telematics Unit In Ongoing Push With Google Maps
January 22, 2019

TomTom, a Dutch navigation and mapping company, has sold its telematics unit to Bridgestone Europe for €910 million ($1,033 billion). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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CARDFREE Launches Mobile Order-Ahead Service API
November 28, 2018

CARDFREE, a mobile payment app, has made its order-ahead interface available to merchants to develop through the CARDFREE mobile development kit, according to a press release from the company. The development kit allows for in-app payments and uses credit cards and mobile wallet apps. Get the Full...

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What Black Friday Tells Us About The Future Of Retail
November 26, 2018

The verdict is in. 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 to receive marketing...

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Will Snapchat Get Snapped Up Or Snap Back?
October 11, 2018

Snapchat, according to recent reports, is having cash flow troubles. The app that got famous for its disappearing messages is looking like it will either need to raise a some capital by sometime in 2019 or run the risk of going broke, according to a note by MoffettNathanson....

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The Coming Consolidation Of Marketplaces
August 13, 2018

The tremendous push toward marketplaces and commerce platforms over the last several years really comes down to capturing a single moment in the consumer’s journey, said Mark Bishopp, CEO of payment platform Amaryllis, during this week’s edition of Topic TBD with Karen Webster. That is, the moment a consumer...

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Bypass CEO: Dining’s Big Digital Disruption
July 30, 2018

Grubhub’s announcement last week, that it will acquire mobile ordering and payments platform LevelUp, is the most recent reminder that software and technology is eating the restaurant vertical, no pun intended. The market reaction to the news underscored that view: Grubhub’s stock price surged by a staggering 25 percent, analysts said, on the...

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How Winnie Wants To Build The Portal Parents Need
July 04, 2018

Winnie – like so many tech innovations – started out as an attempt by its two co-founders to solve their own problems. And Winnie’s co-founders were something of a unique dynamic duo in Silicon Valley terms. Like many of their fellows, they were young, entrepreneurial...