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Security & Fraud
Indian Parliamentary Panel Summons Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Over Users’ Rights
February 22, 2019

The Indian parliamentary committee on information technology has asked representatives from Facebook, the messaging app WhatsApp and the photo sharing app Instagram to appear and answer questions about citizens’ rights on social media platforms, according to a report from CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Betting On Amazon, Stamps.com Ends USPS Partnership, Shares Plunge
February 22, 2019

Stamps.com announced that it was ending an exclusive partnership with the United States Postal Service, according to reports. The company’s shares fell 56 percent — more than $110 to about $87 — on the news. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Security & Fraud
California To Strengthen Data Breach Laws, Close Loopholes
February 22, 2019

Lawmakers in California have proposed a new bill that would close some loopholes in data breach notification laws, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

International
Chinese Gov’t Bolsters Rural Economies With Mobile Payments
February 22, 2019

In an effort to strengthen the economy in hamlets and small cities, China is looking to make mobile payments commonplace in rural places prior to the close of 2020. The goal came amid published guidelines from the central bank and the Ministry of Finance, among...

Investments
Options A Windfall For Pre-IPO Firms’ Employees?
February 22, 2019

Stock options drum up images of the dot-com era, of IPO riches reaped for getting in on the ground floor of a promising tech startup that goes public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
BMW, Daimler Team For Mobility Services
February 22, 2019

To compete with on-demand transportation services such as Uber and Didi Chuxing, automakers Daimler and BMW are teaming up for a billion-euro mobility partnership. The effort would bring together five different divisions called Reach Now, Share Now, Free Now, Park Now and Charge Now, CNBC reported. Get...

Retail
Little Spoon On Making Online Baby Food Subscriptions Flexible
February 22, 2019

Baby food startups are giving new life to a market that hasn’t evolved in almost a century. “The options for parents to feed their children baby food haven’t changed in nearly 100 years,” Little Spoon Co-founder and CMO Lisa Barnett told PYMNTS in an interview....

Retail
The Lure Of Laundry On Demand
February 22, 2019

It is hard to oversell the value of a good catchphrase when it comes to capturing consumers. The ability to elicit an immediate memory response with a few words is a nifty trick for the handful of brands that have pulled it off over the...

Retail
American Eagle Tests ‘Style Drop’ Subscription
February 22, 2019

To let shoppers access clothing for a fixed fee on a monthly basis, American Eagle Outfitters is testing out an American Eagle Style Drop subscription offering. Customers can have “unlimited access” to clothing, according to Chain Store Age. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...