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Mastercard Adds Ex-CIA Director To Cybersecurity Team
November 06, 2017

Mastercard announced news late last week that it named Jeanne Tisinger a senior advisor for cybersecurity. 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...

Retail
Retail’s Newest Enemy: Daylight Savings Time
November 06, 2017

Thanks to the end of daylight savings, which will cause it to get dark earlier, retailers can expect to see shoppers spend less. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Mobile Commerce
Banking On Social Banking
November 06, 2017

Ah, those Millennials.  Changing the face of payments.  How can banks lure them to put thumbs to device and send money – the P2P way?  Start with integrating it into the most ubiquitous app there is: the keyboard as PayKey CEO Daniel Peled tells PYMNTS’...

Point of Sale
Many Merchants, One Mobile Rewards Program
November 06, 2017

Rewards card? Meh. Most consumers are members of more loyalty programs than they care to track, let alone spend enough using to actually receive worthwhile rewards. In the latest mPOS Tracker, PYMNTS interviews Derrick Fung, co-founder and CEO of loyalty app Drop, about how the...

B2B Payments
Evolving Employee Travel Booking Habits Forces Employers (And TMCs) To Be Flexible
November 06, 2017

Adherence to corporate travel booking policies is slipping. At the same time, a younger workforce is advancing, while technology is enabling the sharing economy to proliferate – and enabling travelers to book itineraries across devices and platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
Kroger Announces Fall 2018 Clothing Line (This Is For Real)
November 03, 2017

Kroger is ready to take on Amazon and offer its customers more than just groceries, announcing that it will be launching an apparel brand in Fall 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Wayfair Results See Surge in Online Shopping
November 03, 2017

Online home goods and furniture retailer Wayfair has seen its shares go up and down in the wake of earnings reported earlier this week, according to Thursday (Nov. 2) reports from retail news site Retail Dive. Within the numbers, online shopping trends shone. Get the...

Retail
The Frightful Five: Monster Valuation
November 03, 2017

The total combined value of the Frightful Five — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft — is indeed a frightful amount, most recently tallied at $3.3 trillion: a full trillion more than the companies were collectively worth just two years ago. Individually, each company has a market...

Retail
Ann Taylor Jumps On Subscription Clothing Rentals
November 03, 2017

Women’s clothing brand Ann Taylor is getting into subscription commerce. 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. By completing this...