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PYMNTS New Speak (Covfefe Sold Separately)
June 03, 2017

It’s been a big week for words.  The national Spelling Bee was held this week in Maryland and went down to the wire in a late-night showdown between 12-year-old Ananya Vinay and 14-year-old Rohan Rajeev.  Vinay emerged victorious and took home the $40K prize after...

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Google Confirms Chrome Ad Blocker in Latest Blog Post
June 02, 2017

Google is joining the fight against harmful and intrusive website ads. The tech giant confirmed in a recent blog post that it will build and launch an ad blocker for the Chrome browser. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Visa CEO Weighs in On Europe and Digital Payments Opportunities          
June 02, 2017

In an interview with Lisa Ellis, analyst with Sanford Bernstein, and as reported by Seeking Alpha, Visa CEO Al Kelly weighed in on a number of opportunities and challenges facing the company, from Visa Europe to China to digital payments.   Get the Full Story...

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Today In Data: Who Can You Trust?
June 02, 2017

“In God we trust.” It’s stamped on every dollar and coin, and between hackers, malware, bots and stingy paychecks, it sort of looks like He or She is the only one we can trust with our money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Hacker Tracker: Shadow Brokers 0-day Subscription
June 02, 2017

Shadow Brokers, the notorious group behind the WannaCry viral attack that plagued millions of computers and major networks worldwide, is back. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Another Kmart Breach Strikes PoS Systems
June 02, 2017

Kmart has been having a rough time. Over the years, the retailer has seen its ups and downs, and late last year we reported the big box retailer closed 68 of its stores across the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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TouchBistro Raises CDN $16.3M In Funding To Expand Its Features
June 02, 2017

TouchBistro, the payment technology company, announced Thursday (June 1) it raised CDN $16.3 million in Series C funding. 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...

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Potbelly CEO To Step Down In August
June 02, 2017

Potbelly Corporation announced that Aylwin Lewis, chairman and chief executive officer, will be leaving the company this summer. 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...

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Raising The Bar For Plus-Sized Shoppers
June 02, 2017

The statement two-thirds of American women would like to wear stylish, fashionable clothing probably does not strike anyone as all that earthshaking. It would be surprising if the majority of American women wanted the opposite — but two-thirds of women expressing that desire is probably what one would...