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Retail
Tablets See 8.5% Global Shipping Decline
May 05, 2017

The party may be over for the tablet market. 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,...

Security & Fraud
Hacker Tracker: Sabre Investigating Breach, Card Testing On The Rise
May 05, 2017

It’s been a big week in the broader cybersecurity realm, starting with a data breach of Sabre Corporation’s hospitality unit. 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...

Retail
Neela Montgomery Takes Crate and Barrel’s CEO Reigns
May 05, 2017

Crate and Barrel welcomes a new leader into its family, naming retail veteran Neela Montgomery as its new Chief Executive Officer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Regulation
Uber Faces DoJ Probe Into Alleged Criminal Activity
May 05, 2017

Uber’s list of recent woes seems to have gotten a bit longer as unnamed sources are telling media outlets that the Department of Justice has launched a probe into software Uber allegedly used to help divers evade detection by law enforcement in localities where the...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Whirlpool Buys Recipe Search Engine Yummly
May 05, 2017

The Whirlpool Corporation, the world’s largest home appliance maker, has acquired Yummly, a visual and semantic recipe search engine and aggregator. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Security & Fraud
Wells Fargo May Targeted Undocumented Workers With Fake Accounts
May 05, 2017

Wells Fargo Chief Executive Tim Sloan denied the company had specifically targeted undocumented workers during the years workers were creating fake customer accounts, but according to a former Wells Fargo employee, Yesenia Guitron, that is exactly what Wells Fargo did. Get the Full Story Complete...

Payment Methods
Visa Launches Tools To Help Partners Create Digital Card Services
May 05, 2017

Visa, the credit card issuer, announced Thursday (May 4) that it will help its financial institution partners create customized digital card management services for their customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Payment Methods
Walmart Debuts New Credit Card Financing
May 05, 2017

Walmart said Thursday that it is debuting special financing for its credit cards, with no-interest financing plans that work with the Walmart Credit Card and the Walmart Mastercard Credit Card. The plans extend across either six months or 12 months on purchases. In contrast to...

Faster Payments
Plan Takes Shape For UK Payments Framework
May 05, 2017

The United Kingdom’s Payments Systems Regulator (PSR), along with the Bank of England, said Thursday that they’d agreed to a framework that would govern consolidation of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company and the Faster Payments Scheme and Bacs. Get the Full Story Complete the...