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Retail
AMC Theaters Gets Into Streaming With On-Demand Movies
October 15, 2019

AMC Theaters, the largest movie theater chain in the U.S., is launching an on-demand video service, The New York Times reported on Tuesday (Oct. 15).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Artificial Intelligence
REPORT: 22 Payments Execs Get Real About AI
October 15, 2019

Artificial intelligence has not been adopted to the level at which some futurists might have envisioned — we’re not at the mercy of the robots, after all. To get a sense of where we are now, and where we are headed as AI continues to...

Payments Innovation
Embedded Payments: Going Beyond The Buzzword
October 15, 2019

Embedded payments can give control and options to merchants and improve the customer experience. Daniela Mielke, CEO of RS2 Software, tells Karen Webster that embedding payments in a transaction’s value proposition is easier said than done, but that third-party providers can provide better tools and insights...

Authentication
Can ‘21’ Keep The Vaping Industry From Running Afoul Of The Regulators?
October 15, 2019

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Cross-border Payments
Italy Sidesteps Sales Tax Hike With Levy On Digital Transactions
October 14, 2019

Italy is preparing to tax digital companies to help fund its 2020 budget as it seeks different revenue streams to avoid a scheduled sales tax hike, sources told Reuters on Monday (Oct. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Payment Methods
UK Contactless Payments Grow 18 Pct. YOY
October 14, 2019

New data from U.K. Finance shows that contactless payments in the country continue to grow. In fact, almost 50 percent of all debit card payments are contactless. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

News
Top News In Payments: Google Play Bans High-Interest Loan Services; Thoma Bravo To Buy Sophos
October 14, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, Google has reportedly prohibited high-interest consumer loan services from its Google Play store. Also, British cybersecurity software company Sophos is being acquired for $3.8 billion by U.S. private equity firm Thoma Bravo. And cannabis companies have seen share prices nosedive. Get the...

Investments
Paytm Poised To Raise $2B To Counter Rivals
October 14, 2019

India payment service Paytm has almost closed a deal to get $2 billion in a new financing round in preparation for competition with a slew of other payment services, including Facebook’s Libra and Flipkart’s PhonePe.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Cross-border Payments
Amid China’s Slowdown, Consumers Root For The Home Team (Of Retailers)
October 14, 2019

In retail and in eCommerce, to make inroads into a new market is challenging … especially if consumers root for the home team. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...