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Social Commerce
Can Facebook Make Social Commerce Payments Work In SE Asia?
June 10, 2016

In the West, Facebook is just one of a number of social networks that are competing to grab more and more of their users’ attention spans. However, Facebook still has something of a social monopoly in many Southeast Asian countries, and that’s what could help...

Social Commerce
Why Buy Buttons Are A Hard Sell
June 10, 2016

Not even a dummy could mess up buy buttons, they said. Just slap some on your social networks that already boast thousands, if not millions, of users, they said. It can’t help but increase sales, they said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Security & Fraud
Car Cybersecurity Has Become Its Own Business
June 10, 2016

As vehicles get “smarter,” carmakers are making cybersecurity a much bigger priority. 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. By...

Mobile Commerce
Ex-Uber/Lyft Drivers Sue Companies For Austin Exit
June 10, 2016

Uber and Lyft have brought fresh trouble to their doorsteps by abruptly halting their operations in Austin, Texas. 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...

Bitcoin’s 2016 Price Trends: Highs And Lows
June 10, 2016

Compared to 2015, bitcoin has had a stellar 2016. 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. By completing this form,...

Meet Commerce’s New Global Engine: The ‘Traveling Class’
June 10, 2016

Mix together the growing emerging middle class from markets like China, Russia and Brazil, an aging but healthy population with money to spend and time on their hands, and digital technology that makes it easy for people to discover new places, and you’ve got the...

B2B Payments
Pleo Launches Multitasking Commercial Card
June 10, 2016

While there may be an array of expense management solutions for businesses and their employees to automate the expense report and reimbursement process, one startup has just launched onto the market in an effort to take expense report automation a step further. Get the Full...

Mobile Payments
Wallets – Single Or With A ‘Plus One?’
June 10, 2016

Would consumers rather have a master credential to rule them all in a digital world – or a “plus one” where a branded issuer credential can be embedded into another merchant app. NACHA has a point of view on this based on examining consumer behavior...

B2B Payments
Barclays Doubles Scottish SME Support
June 10, 2016

Barclays has launched a new small and medium-sized enterprise fund in Scotland, the bank announced on Thursday (June 9). According to reports, the fund, worth more than $700 million, doubles the financial institution’s support of the country’s SMEs. Get the Full Story Complete the form...