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Retail
Intel To Invest More Than $100M In Retail IoT
January 31, 2017

Semiconductor giant Intel has committed to invest more than $100 million over the course of the next five years in the retail industry to connect the physical and virtual components of retail operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Payment Methods
Square Sellers Can Process Apple Pay Payments Without Paying A Fee
January 31, 2017

Square, the payment company, announced Monday (Jan. 30) that small businesses in the U.S. will now be able to process more than $12,000 worth of Apple Pay payments without having to pay a fee. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

CFPB
CFPB Takes Action Against Attorneys That Charged Illegal Debt Relief Fees
January 31, 2017

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Monday (Jan. 30) that it took action against a ring of law firms and attorneys who the government watchdog contends collaborated to charge illegal fees to consumers seeking debt relief. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Alternative Finances
Making The Supply And The Demand Match In Consumer Financing
January 31, 2017

Among the biggest challenges to doing something new — particularly in retail — is overcoming the mountain known as “what has already been done.” Because whatever it is that is already being done has a lot going for it — the merchant is used to...

Retail
Walmart Is Pulling The Plug On Its Prime Competitor In Favor Of Expanded Free Shipping
January 31, 2017

Walmart’s ShippingPass program — a fee-based, two-day shipping program — will never make it past the shipping phase. 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...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Green Dot Buys UniRush For $147M Plus Earn-Out Payments
January 31, 2017

Green Dot announced Monday (Jan. 30) it inked a deal to buy UniRush and its operating businesses RushCard, an online direct-to-consumer general purpose reloadable prepaid card provider, and Rapid! PayCard, a corporate payroll card provider. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Mobile Payments
PayPal On How One Touch Won 2016
January 31, 2017

When PayPal announced its earnings last week, the world was laser-focused on a couple of numbers: 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...

B2B Payments
Tricentis Raises $165M To Rival Software Testing Leaders
January 31, 2017

Tech startup Tricentis just raised a major venture capital funding round in effort to take on top rivals like Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Microsoft. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
PayCommerce Makes First Real-Time, Cross-Border B2B Payment
January 31, 2017

B2B payments company PayCommerce announced Monday (Jan. 30) it completed its first real-time, cross-border B2B payment using blockchain technology. 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...