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Judopay Taps CyberSource To Expand Global In-App Payments
December 14, 2017

mCommerce payments platform Judopay announced Wednesday (Dec.13) it had inked a partnership with Visa to use the CyberSource payment management solution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Target Spends $550M To Buy Shipt, Closes Last Mile Delivery Gap
December 14, 2017

Target announced Wednesday (Dec. 13) it had completed a $550 million cash acquisition of Shipt, an online same-day delivery platform that is growing in popularity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Recurly Takes Subscriptions Global With Adyen Partnership
December 14, 2017

Enterprise-grade subscription management platform Recurly and Adyen, a payments company powering global commerce, announced Thursday (Dec. 14) they have teamed up to expand subscription businesses internationally. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Security & Fraud
Hackers Behind Mirai Botnet Plead Guilty
December 14, 2017

Three computer hackers behind the Mirai botnet, which kicked websites offline last year in cyberattacks, have pleaded guilty to cybercrime. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Investments
Kasisto Lands $17M, Plans Expansion
December 14, 2017

Kasisto, the creator of KAI, the conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform for finance, announced news on Wednesday (Dec. 13) that it raised $17 million in a Series B round of fundraising. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Payment Methods
Standardizing Digital Payments Standardization
December 14, 2017

Payments standardization is easy in concept, difficult in process in the age of mobile commerce. How to bridge the divides between payments firms, consumers and businesses? A few key tenets, according to Sang Ahn, Samsung VP and GM of Samsung Pay, involve simplification, unification and...

Payment Methods
No Straight Road On The PayFac Road
December 14, 2017

At first glance, becoming a payments facilitator seems a sure-fire way to help simplify the merchant account enrollment journey. But as with any corporate endeavor, the devil is in the details, as Mike Cottrell, SVP of Business Development at TSYS’ ProPay, tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster.

International
TRENDING: Where Payments, Logistics And The Last Mile Converge
December 14, 2017

It’s going to be a busy holiday season, with major delivery services like UPS and the U.S. Postal Service expected to ship an overwhelming 1.6 billion packages this year — more than were delivered last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Bitcoin
eBay Mulls Bitcoin As A Payment Method
December 13, 2017

Online retailer eBay, following in the footsteps of Overstock.com, is contemplating allowing bitcoin as a payment method. 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...