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The First Brexit Effects Come Home To Roost
August 05, 2016

For the first few weeks after the surprise result of the Brexit vote, the worst effects were limited to serious hand-wringing and anxiety over what would come next for the British Isles. In a sense, the former shouldn’t be of concern anymore — if only...

Security & Fraud
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: A Peek Inside FireEye’s Q2 Performance Data
August 05, 2016

At a time when hacking is on the increase, the recent Bitfinex hack a case in point, the cybersecurity industry should be thriving. But that has not been the case for FireEye, a leading cybersecurity firm, which recently announced layoffs following poor earnings in Q2...

Payments Innovation
Inside PayPal’s Workforce Diversity Data
August 05, 2016

For the first time, PayPal is making the demographic information of its 18,000 available to the public. CEO Dan Schulman said on Thursday (Aug. 4) that the decision to share PayPal’s employee demographics is part of the company’s ongoing mission to build an inclusive and...

Retail
Atlas Air Posts Disappointing Earnings Thanks To Amazon
August 05, 2016

You can count Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, an aircraft and aviation operating services outsourcer, as another unsatisfied Amazon customer. 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...

Why The Razor Biz Is Booming
August 05, 2016

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International
India’s Newest Economic Reforms Make Global Headlines
August 05, 2016

For a few years now, India has occupied a special, growth-centric place in Western retailers’ hearts. However, India also has its own economy to worry about, and a new reform bill could assuage more of those concerns than previously thought. Get the Full Story Complete...

Risk Management
What’s Behind The Slump In Factory-Made Sales?
August 05, 2016

Once upon a time, the factory represented a kind of romantically mechanized ideal of the American spirit to pull oneself up by one’s bootstraps. That may have been the case when Henry Ford was alive, but factory-made goods appear to have lost their shine to...

Mobile Commerce
Grab Raises $2.3 Billion Valuation To Compete With Uber In Southeast Asia
August 05, 2016

Grab, the Singapore-based ridesharing service that is Uber’s largest competitor in Southeast Asia, is negotiating to raise a new round of founding that would value the company at around $2.3 billion, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Security & Fraud
Dashlane And Google Team Up To Simplify Security
August 05, 2016

Everyone knows that they need complex and secure passwords to keep the bad guys out of their computer systems and smartphones, but knowing and doing it are two different stories. Now, Dashlane and Google are aiming to make users more secure without inconveniencing them, thanks to Open...