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Ridesharing
Lyft Rounds Up Rides For Charity
March 27, 2017

Lyft just rolled out a new way for riders to easily donate to charities. 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...

Payment Methods
Fair Square Financial Launches Credit Card Business Under Name Ollo
March 27, 2017

Fair Square Finanical Holdings, a newly formed company, recently launched consumer credit cards under the name Ollo. 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...

Security & Fraud
KfW Sends $5.4B In Error Due To Technical Glitch
March 27, 2017

KfW, a state-owned bank in Germany, has mistakenly transferred more than $5.4 billion to four banks due to a technical glitch. 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...

Square Chip Readers Get Speed Boost
March 27, 2017

Despite the security and authentication benefits, timeliness is not part of EMV’s wheelhouse. As card swipes turned to chip insertions across the U.S., lines got longer and customers got more frustrated. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Vista Equity Looking To Unload Vivid Seats For $1.5B
March 27, 2017

Vivid Seats, an online secondary ticket marketplace, is looking for a buyer and hoping to sell for a price of about $1.5 billion, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Regulation
Small Business Owners Ready For Congress To Take On Costs
March 27, 2017

The failure of the United States Congress to either repeal or replace Obamacare has left America’s small business owners looking to Congress for new solutions for limiting their healthcare costs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Banking
Card Companies Will Negotiate Annual Fees With Consumers
March 27, 2017

As it turns out, when it comes to the subject of the annual fees charged to consumers to use credit cards — card companies are willing to negotiate with consumers who ask over 80 percent of the time. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Security & Fraud
Danish Firms Partner On Cryptocurrency Security For Banks
March 27, 2017

As far as cryptocurrencies have come in recent years, a number of security and fraud risk elements still remain. But developers are working to bring the seedier side of bitcoin to a close. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Security & Fraud
Instagram Rolls Out Two-Factor Authentication
March 27, 2017

Just recently, Instagram joined the ranks of other social networks that allow their users to enable two-factor authentication. 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...