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Vera Bradley Customers Left Holding The Bag After Hack
October 13, 2016

When a company’s data is hacked, there’s the question of “who’s holding the bag?” In this case, it’s handbag company Vera Bradley and potentially its customers who shopped between July 25 and Sept. 23. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Delivery
Groupon Expands Food Delivery Service To St. Louis
October 13, 2016

Groupon announced on Wednesday (Oct.12) that its on-demand food delivery service, Groupon To Go, has expanded to St. Louis. 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...

Ask The Doctor To Start Accepting Bitcoin As Payment
October 13, 2016

Canadian startup Ask The Doctor announced Ask The Doctor To Start Accepting Bitcoin As Payment on Wednesday (Oct. 12) it is now accepting bitcoin as a new way to further help protect its patients’ privacy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Security & Fraud
Hackers Are Using The IoT To Test Stolen Passwords
October 13, 2016

In news that will likely come as a surprise to no one given the never-ending proliferation of cyber-attacks over the last decade or so, hackers have found a new and exciting way to turn DVRs, satellite antennas and networking devices against their owners. Apparently all...

Payment Methods
Alibaba’s Ant Financial Demonstrates VR Pay
October 13, 2016

Virtual reality is growing in popularity, so it’s not too surprising it’s making its way into payments, with Alibaba Group’s finance arm, Ant Financial, demonstrating a payment service that lets shoppers pay for things by nodding their heads. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Alipay And Zapper Team To Enable Alipay In The UK
October 13, 2016

Alipay, the mobile payment platform run by Ant Financial Services Group, announced on Wednesday (Oct. 12) it has partnered with Zapper, the consumer insights and marketing platform, which is enabled by mobile payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Why Emburse Opened Its vCard Solution To Developers
October 13, 2016

When expense management firm Emburse launched only a year ago, the company entered the market with a commercial card service, issuing virtual and physical prepaid debit cards for specific purchases in an effort to help companies more closely manage employee spend. Get the Full Story...

B2B Payments
DBS Tokenizes The Smartphone For Corporate Payments
October 13, 2016

Singapore’s DBS Bank is doing away with physical tokens for some corporate payments. 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....

Cross Border Commerce
An Early Ship On The X-Border Holiday Season
October 13, 2016

It may be slightly early to hang those holiday lights, but global shipping companies are already prepping for the holiday hustle. For the October X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Chip Hull, vice president of FedEx Cross Border, about the challenges involved with cross-border...