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Mobile Payments
Samsung And Alibaba Take On Mobile Payments
May 19, 2016

Mobile payments make for interesting pairings — a fact demonstrated earlier today by Alibaba and Samsung. The Chinese eCommerce giant and the Korean device powerhouse are joining forces to make it easier to pay the Alibaba way via Samsung devices. Get the Full Story Complete...

Paytm Says Bank Account Flush With (Five Years’ Worth Of) Cash
May 19, 2016

Apparently, Paytm feels pretty good about its five-year plan. 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,...

B2B Payments
When Getting Paid Costs Money, Payroll Cards Draw Ire And Plaudits
May 19, 2016

Payroll cards are the lightning rod of the payments industry, with advocates and detractors. The restaurant industry, specifically eatery operator Darden, serves as only the latest breeding ground for controversy, and yet, as in all tales, there are several sides to every story in this...

Regulation
Socure Expands Global Watchlist Compliance Coverage
May 19, 2016

Socure announced a major upgrade to its digital identity verification solution, which now encompasses expanded compliance coverage and global watchlist filtering. 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...

Malware Tricks ATMs Into Skimming
May 19, 2016

ATM skimming just got taken to the next level. 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,...

Security & Fraud
Raymond James’ AML Controls Found Lacking
May 19, 2016

Raymond James has been fined $17 million in the wake of findings by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) that the financial services company has shown failures in its internal controls geared toward money laundering. The regulatory agency said on Wednesday (May 18) that this...

Samsung Pay Makes Wallets ‘Loyal’
May 19, 2016

Samsung has seen the benefits of loyalty, and it is making it a part of its mobile wallet. 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...

Security & Fraud
Are Hackers Targeting The Trump, Clinton Campaigns?
May 19, 2016

These days, it looks like even a presidential campaign can’t escape the threat of cyberattacks. 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,...

Security & Fraud
Bangladesh Taps SWIFT Into Technician Investigations
May 19, 2016

Among the latest developments in the ongoing investigation into the $81 million stolen in a cyberheist: Bangladesh has asked global financial network SWIFT to help its police officers question a number of technicians who were sent to Dhaka — before the heist — and who set...