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B2B Payments
Sixa Lands $3.5M For Developer-Focused Cloud Computer
December 12, 2016

Startup Sixa wants developers to go deeper into the cloud and has just secured new investment to help with its efforts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
Keeping Pace With Supply Chain Evolution
December 12, 2016

Just as businesses need to keep pace with the change of technology, the technology providers that help businesses remain successful need to stay ahead of the curve themselves. Corporations are scaling globally, integrating complex supply chains, working with small suppliers, ensuring international compliance and gaining...

International
Scotland Sheds Industrial Rep For FinTech Focus
December 09, 2016

Scotland’s economy has excelled in industrial industries such as shipbuilding, steel and petroleum, but the country is turning its attention to developing a rising digital tech scene. In this week’s installment of PYMNTS’ Weekly Tech Center Roundup, one of the country’s thriving tech clusters, Glasgow,...

Security & Fraud
Hackers Take Crimeware-As-A-Service To New Heights
December 09, 2016

Botnet attacks are not only growing in popularity among hackers, but they are also delivering a new level of sophistication and danger to businesses and consumers worldwide. In this week’s Hacker Tracker, PYMNTS caught up with security experts at digital security products provider Avast Software...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Tracker: An Outrageous Prediction
December 09, 2016

The second week of December saw bitcoin sit pretty solidly in the 750s and 760s after last week’s high point of $777 — on trend for relatively stable (by cryptocurrency standards) growth upward since dipping down into the 550s this past summer. At the time...

Retail
Double-Digit Sales Growth For Lululemon In Q3
December 09, 2016

Athletic apparel maker Lululemon Athletica said a strong showing across Black Friday weekend helped the firm rebound from what had been a soft fourth quarter initially, even as sales were up double digits from a year ago in the third quarter. Get the Full Story...

Retail
After Slump, Costco Same-Store Sales Rebound
December 09, 2016

Costco Wholesale said that same-store sales rose 1 percent in the latest quarter, bucking the impact of deflation and the considerable competition that exists for consumer dollars among retail giants and big-box chains. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
Trump’s Labor Pick May Impact Minimum Wage
December 09, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the secretary of labor position in his new administration may have been impacts on the state of minimum wage increases. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Data Enablers: OfferCraft, Gaming The System For Both Customer & Merchant
December 09, 2016

The U.S. gaming industry is worth roughly $51 billion, as more than 155 million Americans play some kind of game regularly, many of them through a console. But who doesn’t like to win something or gain something, whether or not they know they’re offering up...