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China UnionPay Launches Debit, Credit Cards In Europe
June 03, 2019

China UnionPay, the credit card issuer, is expanding in Europe, rolling out debit and credit cards. 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...

Payments Innovation
Why Search And Logistics Will Shape The Future Of Retail Payments
June 03, 2019

The two most powerful forces shaping the future of retail payments have nothing to do with payments at all. 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...

Security & Fraud
Stripe Launches Chargeback Protection Service
June 03, 2019

Stripe, the payments company, announced Monday (June 2) the launch of Chargeback Protection, a new service that provides customers with machine learning-based fraud protection. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Investments
Groupon Co-founder Snags $200M For Genomic Testing Company
June 03, 2019

Groupon Co-founder Eric Lefkofsky’s new company has raised another $200 million in funding. 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....

Payment Methods
Western Union’s Playbook For Balancing Cash And Digital Payments
June 03, 2019

Despite the dreams and expectations among all kinds of people during the rise of eCommerce and digital payments, cash isn’t really going away. Sure, one may find numerous instances and specific markets in which cash use has given way to payment cards or mobile wallets,...

eCommerce
GoDaddy On Going Big And Connecting SMBs With Marketplaces
June 03, 2019

Sell on a marketplace or sell in one’s own digital shop? It is a discussion — and, more recently, a robust debate — with those on each side, convinced that their models are the right ones for a digital world. Get the Full Story Complete...

Investments
Investors Balk At SoftBank’s New $100B Tech Fund
June 02, 2019

SoftBank’s attempt to raise money for a second large investment fund is running into trouble, with some of the biggest money managers in the world showing little interest. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Outside The Box (And Inside The Storage Container) Solutions To Sky-High Rent
June 01, 2019

More American adults own their homes than rent them – fewer than two-thirds own, while a little over one-third rent. Those numbers have been relatively consistent for the last 40 or so years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Retail Clothing Sales Down 24 Percent, Worst Since ‘08
May 31, 2019

Clothing retailers like the Gap, Canada Goose and Abercrombie & Fitch are all experiencing troubling sales reports, the likes of which haven’t been seen since the Great Recession a decade ago, according to a report by CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...