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Investments
SEC Wants Startup Investments To Be Open To Everyone
August 31, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to allow individuals to invest in private companies, including in-demand startups. 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...

Payment Methods
Merchants And Tokenization’s Sea Change
August 31, 2018

Merchants must manage billions of tokens – easier said than done. Nitin Prabhu, PayPal’s senior director of issuance, tokenization and loyalty platform, offers a hint of history, provides perspective on concept and execution, and gives a roadmap as to where we are headed with tokenization. Hint: Standardization...

Retail
The Real Hunger Games: A Battle Royale In The Grocery Aisles
August 31, 2018

Ten years ago, one-time television writer Susan Collins published the first installment in her post-apocalyptic dystopian young adult novel trilogy, “The Hunger Games.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Security & Fraud
How A Reformed Fraudster Now Fights Fraud
August 31, 2018

Most people’s first job was babysitting, or delivering the paper, or perhaps working at a local shop. But none of those jobs really appealed to a young Tony Sales – because they weren’t lucrative enough. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

News
Five At Five: Walmart Gets ‘Handy’ With Online Retail
August 30, 2018

Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes Walmart’s newest online initiative, the latest challenger to Flipkart and Amazon in India, Dunkin’ Donuts cozying up with Alexa, the SWIFT debate gets heated and a...

International
Reserve Bank Of Australia Outage Impacted Payments
August 30, 2018

The Reserve Bank of Australia had an outage Thursday (Aug. 31) that lasted around three hours and impacted payments throughout the market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Payment Methods
Flipkart Reportedly Rolling Out Payment Services
August 30, 2018

Flipkart, the eCommerce giant based in India, is getting into the financial services industry with two new products. 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...

Banking
Starling Launches Bank Account For 16- And 17-Year-Olds
August 30, 2018

Starling Bank, the mobile-only bank, announced on Thursday (Aug. 30) it rolled out current accounts for 16- and 17-year-olds. 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...

International
 In India, Has Demonetization Been Defeated?
August 30, 2018

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