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Mobile Payments
Android Pay’s Evolving Ecosystem
May 19, 2016

When Google first gave a sneak peek of Android Pay a smidge less than a year ago on May 28, 2015, the knee-jerk reaction of many payments pundits was to call it a “copy/paste version of Apple Pay.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Security & Fraud
Illinois Adds Facial Recognition To Driver’s ID Applications
May 19, 2016

Now that the traditional swipe credit card is starting to fall out of favor in the face of EMV and mobile payments, software developers are scrambling to develop updated ways of authenticating consumers’ identities at the point of sale. Among the proposed methods, facial recognition...

Regulation
Will Trump Trounce Dodd-Frank?
May 18, 2016

President Trump, should it be so, could be gunning for a lot of folks, not least of them a pair much in the spotlight of Wall Street: Dodd and Frank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Mobile Payments
Android Pay’s Digital Expansion
May 18, 2016

Not only has Android Pay officially launched in the U.K. today (May 18), but the mobile wallet is also making some serious moves when it comes to the access and availability of its APIs to developers and a variety of new partners. Get the Full Story...

International
YellowPepper Picks A Peck Of Payments In LatAm
May 18, 2016

Like many developing areas, Latin America holds promise for payments companies and the burgeoning movement to digital transactions in lieu of coins and paper bills. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Mobile Payments
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Android Pay In The UK
May 18, 2016

Android Pay is finally making the hop across the pond and opening for business for British users. To sweeten the offer, Google is launching with Android Pay Day at the end of the month with special promotions for English users, though the specific shape of that...

Target’s Digital Boost Doesn’t Prop In-Store Slump
May 18, 2016

Target’s first quarter earnings reported May 18 were a mixed bag. 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...

Retail
What Is The Resale Value Of An Unwanted Hotel Room?
May 18, 2016

Stop us if you’ve lived this one. You booked a hotel room, then had to cancel at the last minute.  Surprise, you are outside the cancellation window — and thus you are on the hook for the charge. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

eCommerce
Capsule Looks To Build An On-Demand Pharmacy
May 18, 2016

There is little worse in life than being sick — and most of the things that are worse usually involve being sick and doing something else. Being sick and going to work, being sick and driving someplace far, being sick and waiting in line. Get...