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CFPB
Congress Reacts to Cordray’s Departure
November 16, 2017

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Chief Richard Cordray is resigning from his position as soon as the end of this month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Banking
BOA Commercial Card Clients Get Digital Assist(ant)
November 16, 2017

Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced news on Wednesday (Nov. 15) of the launch of Card Assistant — a digital tool which provides business banking clients with easy access to information on industry and product updates. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Bitcoin
Square Lets Customers Buy Bitcoin
November 16, 2017

Square, the digital payment company, is getting into bitcoin by reportedly letting some of its customers purchase the cryptocurrency. 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...

Mobile Payments
Chase Pay’s Trouble With Traction
November 16, 2017

According to news from The Wall Street Journal, J.P. Morgan Chase (JPMC) is the latest big name with big mobile payments ambitions and bona fides to back them up — and has run headlong into the same mobile payments ignition problem: Consumers are just not that interested....

International
How A Touch Of Modern Tech Brought A Touch Of Modern Global
November 16, 2017

The thing about visionaries is they can sometimes be all about the vision and not so much about the stepping stones that will get them there. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

POS Innovation
Mix And Match At The POS
November 16, 2017

No one knows what the future holds. In life, certainly, but especially in technology — and especially in payments technology. From wampum to pieces of eight to greenbacks to mobile devices and NFC, the conduits and ways we pay are constantly evolving. Get the Full...

eCommerce
GoDaddy And Square Recast SMB Payments
November 16, 2017

As the web hosting provider of choice for literally millions of small- and medium-sized businesses, GoDaddy faces the same challenge that all players face when serving the SMB market: tailoring their services in a way that can reach an incredibly diverse batch of businesses. Get the Full Story...

Retail
A New Take On Experiential Retail From A (Very) Experienced Player
November 15, 2017

Experiential retail is everyone’s favorite buzzword of late, but American Girl mastered this concept a long time ago. About twenty years earlier, in Chicago, Illinois, the first American Girl Place flagship store opened. Followed in short order by locations in New York and Los Angeles, the Mattel-owned...

Retail
Poshmark Raises $87.5M For Big Global Expansion
November 15, 2017

Poshmark — one of the internet’s better-known marketplaces for the purchase, sale and sharing of clothing — has snapped up $87.5 million in Series D funding, according to Wednesday (Nov. 14) reports by Forbes. The investment round was led by Singapore-based investment company Temasak, with additional participation from...