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Retail
Farfetch Looks To Mobile To Improve Shopping Experience
February 01, 2018

Online marketplace Farfetch is planning to launch new mobile technology that will allow shoppers to flag items with their phones as they shop in stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Investments
SoftBank Takes Majority Share In LINE MOBILE
February 01, 2018

SoftBank is acquiring a majority stake in LINE MOBILE, a subsidiary of Line Corporation, which owns and operates the messaging app LINE. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Payments Innovation
Government Piloting Debit Card To Rein In Student Loan Refund Spend
February 01, 2018

The Department of Education is gearing up to roll out a pilot program in which college students’ federal financial aid surpluses will be distributed via prepaid debit cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Point of Sale
Fiserv’s Accel Expands Routing Options
February 01, 2018

Fiserv, the financial services technology company, announced news on Wednesday (Jan. 31) that its Accel debit payments network has expanded its routing options. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Banking
Subprime Auto Lenders Straining Under Bad Debts
February 01, 2018

The U.S. subprime auto-lending market continues to show signs of weakness, leading to increased worries among economists that despite the positive-appearing figures being tossed off by the U.S. economy, blue collar America continues to struggle to pay its bills on time. Get the Full Story...

Cross-border Payments
Visa: Innovation At The Core Drives LATAM B2B Transformation
February 01, 2018

Who said the future is in the cards? Whoever it was clearly had not heard of the term “financial inclusion.” In Latin America, among others, the future of payments is neither in the cards nor in the cash — but in the digital payments ecosystem....

Cross-border Payments
Flywire: Why Going Global Requires A Local Focus
February 01, 2018

“People always say, ‘Think global, be local,’ but very few understand how big a challenge that is,” Flywire’s Head of Operations for Southeast Asia Andrew Ong told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster in a recent conversation about the opening of Flywire’s new, expanded Asia-Pacific (APAC) regional hub...

Point of Sale
TRENDING: How mPOS Keeps Food Trucks, Truckin’
February 01, 2018

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Payment Methods
Mastercard Wins Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s Co-Branded Business
February 01, 2018

Payments company Mastercard recently announced that outdoor equipment retailers Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s have chosen it for a co-branded consumer credit card portfolio. Under the new partnership, Cabela’s CLUB credit card business will move over to Mastercard, which Bass Pro Shops already uses for...