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Security & Fraud
Ransomware Attacks Targeted At Businesses On The Rise
July 20, 2016

Ransomware may have started with consumers, but attacks against businesses and large organizations are on the rise, according to Symantec’s Ransomware and Businesses 2016 report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Central Banks Mull Digital Currency Issuance
July 20, 2016

Make the move from hard currencies to digital currencies? For central banks, the answer may be — why not? 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...

Europe
U.K. Bank Account Switching Down 5%
July 20, 2016

Despite their very best efforts with ever more enticing inducements – banks in the United Kingdom just don’t quite seem to be able to steal each other’s customers.  Both fortunately and unfortunately for U.K. bankers, consumers are increasingly satisfied with their current bank of choice...

Merchant Innovation
Proctor & Gamble Launches Laundry Subscriptions
July 20, 2016

If there’s one area Amazon has made strides in in 2016, it’s with selling more of its product through subscriptions. Maybe it’s the push of a button or the ease of Amazon’s website, but cxtonsumers are now programming in their orders of common household items...

Investments
Bloomberg Beta’s Raises $75M Fund For “The Future Of Work”
July 20, 2016

Bloomberg Beta has raised its second $75 million fund to be dedicated – like its predecessor – to seed funding for start-ups. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Alternative Finances
BlueVine Names Former Square Executive As Chief Revenue Officer
July 20, 2016

BlueVine, the online provider of financing for small businesses, announced on Tuesday (July 19) that it has appointed Eric Sager, former head of sales at Square, as its chief revenue officer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Europe
Square Gearing Up To Expand Into Europe
July 20, 2016

Square, the payments company run by Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s CEO, could be gearing up to expand into Europe. 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...

Payment Methods
Looking At Gift Cards ‘Through The Eyes Of The Consumer’
July 20, 2016

More and more consumers are purchasing gift cards online, and the vast majority of them are very satisfied with the transactions. 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
Rio 2016 To Highlight Major X-Border Procurement Risks
July 20, 2016

We’re a few weeks away from the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympic games, to be held, this time, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With them, a surge of millions of people will enter the city from all over the globe. Get the Full...