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Retail
Shipt Gets $20 Million In Funding To Challenge Amazon, Google
July 28, 2016

Shipt, the online grocery ordering and delivery service, has announced that it has secured $20.1 million in Series A funding that the company plans to use to expand into new markets and further compete with well-heeled online food delivery giants, like Amazon, Google and Instacart....

Loyalty & Rewards
Credit Card Shoppers Care About One Thing: Reward Points
July 28, 2016

Credit cards come in all sorts of flavors, from low interest ones to cards that reward you for shopping or traveling. But while variety is the spice of life, a new survey by Citi finds new credit card shoppers largely care about one thing: the rewards....

Payment Methods
PayPal Extras Mastercard Program Renewed
July 28, 2016

On Wednesday (July 27), Mastercard and PayPal announced a multi-year extension of the co-branded consumer credit card program, PayPal Extras Mastercard, in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Regulation
Man Charged With Making Fake Benjamins Faces Judgment In NY
July 28, 2016

A 42-year-old man charged with running a high-end counterfeit money scheme was hauled into a New York courtroom on Wednesday (July 27) after being extradited from Malaysia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Payment Methods
Fifth Third Rolls Out Masterpass
July 28, 2016

Fifth Third Bank is getting into the digital payments game, announcing the ability for customers to pay for things with Android devices both in-store and online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

CFPB
Credit Card Companies Still Confusing Customers, CFPB Contends
July 28, 2016

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was established in July 2011 on the heels of the financial crisis, has long tried to get credit card companies to disclose more about the rates and fees they charge, and it turns out it isn’t doing such a...

B2B Payments
Diversified WEX Grows Beyond FX And Fuel Price Headwinds
July 28, 2016

The payments giant posted revenues above The Street, showing organic growth despite macro pressures. Plus, CEO Melissa Smith talked with PYMNTS about the recent EFS deal and what's ahead.

News
CFPB Drops New Debt Collection Rules
July 28, 2016

After nearly 40 years without change, the CFPB has dropped new regulations today that will rein in the practices of debt collectors nationwide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Payment Methods
iYap Launches Liquid Cash Digital Payment System
July 28, 2016

IYap, the digital payments company, has rolled out Liquid Cash, a digital payment system that lets users pay and send money to anyone around the world using Liquid Cash codes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...