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Bitcoin
Merrill Lynch Bans Bitcoin For Its Client Advisors
January 04, 2018

Financial advisors at Merrill Lynch have been formally banned from pushing bitcoin-related investments for their clients, 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 required. yesSubscribe...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Baidu Partnership Aims To Put Blackberry In The Driver’s Seat
January 04, 2018

BlackBerry, the Canadian maker of mobile devices, is teaming up with Baidu, the Chinese internet search giant, to create self-driving car technology, according to news from TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Blockchain / Distributed Ledger
Russia And Venezuela Hope To Use Digital Currency To Defang Sanctions
January 04, 2018

Where there is a will — and some digital currency — it seems there is a way. 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...

Payment Methods
Fiserv: Digital Wallet Adoption To Mirror Online Banking’s Path
January 04, 2018

Don’t ever say kids these days have no appreciation for technology. 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...

Security & Fraud
Why Collection Notices Are 2018’s Tipoff To Digital ID Fraud
January 04, 2018

In the annals of fraud — payments fraud and identity theft and all manner of bad doings — 2017 may be a year we’d all like to forget. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Faster Payments
NEW REPORT: FI’s 2018 Resolution — Getting Fitter, Faster
January 04, 2018

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Retail
Experts Predict More Retail Closures In 2018 Despite Strong Holiday Season
January 03, 2018

The holiday season is officially over, and the news was better than expected. 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....

Retail
Millennials Were The Wind In Amazon’s Sales In 2017
January 03, 2018

Approximately 44 percent of U.S. eCommerce sales, and 4 percent of total U.S. retail sales, were generated by Amazon in 2017, according to findings from market analytics firm One Click Retail. Impressive numbers, CNBC reported on Wednesday (Jan. 3), yet ones which also reveal plenty...

Retail
Gene Munster Thinks Amazon Will Buy Target
January 03, 2018

The early part of a new year is always rife with predictions, and venture capital firm Loup Ventures co-founder Gene Munster deserves credit from coming out of the dugout with a great big win. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...