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Retail
Samsung Rolling Out VR Headset With Dedicated Controller
February 21, 2017

Samsung Electronics is reportedly gearing up to roll out a new virtual reality headset that has a dedicated controller. 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
SmarterHQ Provides Consumer Insight
February 21, 2017

Understanding the consumer is key for retailers, and leveraging Big Data can mean big returns on marketing investments. It’s no small task, by any stretch of the imagination, for retailers to make sense of consumer behavior. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Retail
Cross-Border, Online Food Sales Grow In China
February 21, 2017

There’s no doubt that the online world of selling is changing the game for retailers everywhere. One country where this is most apparent is China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

International
Microsoft Becomes Exclusive Public Cloud Platform For India’s Flipkart
February 21, 2017

Microsoft scored a major deal with Flipkart this week, with the top online marketplace in India agreeing to adopt Microsoft Azure as its exclusive public cloud platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Payments Innovation
Revamping The Payments Testing Perception
February 21, 2017

Though many agree that testing is a necessary and valuable piece in the payments landscape, more consideration is still needed when it comes to how new technologies and migrations are tested. Anthony Walton, CEO and founder of Iliad Solutions, recently joined PYMNTS to share why...

Retail
Toys“R”Us Lays Off Nearly 15% Of Corporate Staff
February 21, 2017

No store is immune to the shift of consumer shopping from traditional brick-and-mortar stores to the online world. 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...

International
IndiaQR Now Live As Government Pushes Forward With Cashless Society Efforts
February 21, 2017

IndiaQR, a government-backed QR code payment service, is now available in India as of Monday (Feb. 20). 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...

Security & Fraud
ATO Scam Email Warning Hits Australia
February 21, 2017

Cloud web and email security provider MailGuard shared details of a large-scale malicious email scam impacting Australians. 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...

B2B Payments
For B2B And Supply Chains, Faith And Credit On Invoices
February 21, 2017

With a new product that extends credit with the backing of a firm’s “book of invoices” rather than on a piecemeal basis, MarketInvoice is targeting late payments that bedevil smaller firms, even as banks are reluctant to extend funds that would enhance working capital, says...