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Retail
Carvana, Auto eCommerce Startup, Drives Change In Car Market
May 25, 2017

Carvana, a leading eCommerce platform for buying used cars, has lapped the competition by allowing users to buy, sell, or trade in a car at Carvana.com in 10 minutes or less and have their new vehicle delivered to their driveway as early as the following...

Payment Methods
Alipay Launches Mobile Payment Service In Hong Kong Dollars
May 25, 2017

Alipay, Alibaba’s mobile payment unit, is pushing into non-yuan payments, releasing a version of its mobile payment service in Hong Kong dollars. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Discover Pact Desjardins Group Deal Expands Canadian Footprint
May 25, 2017

Discover Global Network, the unit of Discover Financial Services, announced Wednesday (May 24) it has entered into an agreement with Desjardins Group, the cooperative financial group in Canada, through its Monetico payment solutions to expand acceptance in Canada. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Payment Methods
Consumers Prefer Gift Cards For Special Events
May 25, 2017

InComm, a leading prepaid product and transaction services company, released the results of its survey on purchasing and giving gift cards for specific events and special occasions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
USA Technologies Partnership Extend Micromarket Foothold
May 25, 2017

USA Technologies (USAT), a payment technology provider of cashless and mobile transactions in self-serve retail, announced Wednesday (May 24) a strategic agreement with Five Star Food Service, a full-service vending, micromarkets, office refreshment services and corporate dining company, to expand their partnership. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Security & Fraud
WannaCry Hits Russian Postal Service, Delivers Misery
May 25, 2017

WannaCry hit a new target this past week, and this time around the Russian postal service has been hobbled a bit, with some computers still not functioning in the wake of the attack. As Reuters noted, the continued impact of the cyberattack has been one...

Merchant Innovation
Are Card-Linked Offers Reemerging?
May 25, 2017

The CardLinx Association released new data from the 2017 Card-Linking and O2O Industry Annual Survey, which showed 50 percent growth in online-to-offline ads. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

CFPB
CFPB Has Its Day In Court
May 25, 2017

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International
Russia Launch Puts Android Pay In 11 Time Zones
May 25, 2017

Google’s Android Pay is now available in Russia as of Wednesday (May 24), which means users can make mobile purchases across all of the 11 time zones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...