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What Toymakers Can Learn From VTech Breach And Settlement
January 09, 2018

It was like stealing data from a baby. 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 form, you...

Retail
Bringing The Video Store Back In The Age Of Netflix
January 09, 2018

Seeing a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse is a unique cinematic experience — which is saying something, given that movies are a fairly stereotyped affair. Customers go to the theater, purchase their tickets, buy popcorn and retreat to a large, dark room to watch a...

Retail
Consumers Are Increasingly Researching Purchases Online
January 09, 2018

It appears that 2017 was a good year for omnichannel shopping, particularly according to the eCommerce Foundation’s recently released “United States Ecommerce Country Report” that covered eCommerce data from the last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
Community Banks Aim To Amplify Competitive Edge With FinTechs
January 09, 2018

With big banks pulling back from small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, the market was ripe for someone else to fill the credit gap. Enter: alternative lenders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

B2B Payments
PayPal Business Debit Mastercard Lands On Android Pay Before Google Wallet Merger
January 09, 2018

The same day Google announced it would be collapsing Android Pay and Google Wallet into a single service dubbed Google Pay, reports surfaced that PayPal’s business debit card product is now working with Android Pay before the merger occurs. Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
UnionPay Enables Cross-Border B2B Payments For Yiwu Market
January 09, 2018

UnionPay International is expanding its support for cross-border B2B payments through an integration with wholesale eCommerce market Yiwu Market, based in China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
British MP Calls For Action Against Banks’ Small Business Mistreatment
January 09, 2018

A British member of parliament (MP) is calling for the creation of a special tribunal to tackle bankers’ mistreatment of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.K., reports in the Yorkshire Post said Monday (Jan. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
As AI Moves Into Accounting, Questions Rise Over Liability
January 09, 2018

Intuit CEO Brad Smith made some striking remarks last November when speaking at the QuickBooks Connect conference about the potential for artificial intelligence to disrupt the corporate accounting space. In short: Accountants must get on board, or be left behind. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Bitcoin Parody Dogecoin Hits All-Time High: $2 Billion
January 09, 2018

In the crypto world, everyone knows you are a dog (meme).  So it was with Dogecoin, originally created as a parody of crypto…and now as buoyant as some of the real deal. The alternative crypto inspired by a dog meme now has a $2 billion...