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Regulation
US Commerce Dept. Probes Huawei For Export Details
June 06, 2016

The stage may be set — or may be setting up to be set — for a tech and regulatory battle between Chinese giant Huawei and its U.S. counterparts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Mobile Commerce
Facebook Chatbot Takes On Restaurant Bookings
June 06, 2016

Facebook has hung its hat on the future of chatbots as a means of automated customer service, and when the social network provides such a platform, it was always a matter of time before smaller startups started leveraging that support. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Security & Fraud
Bain Looks To IPO Blue Coat Despite ‘Moribund’ Market
June 06, 2016

The somnolent IPO market, for tech firms, may wake up. A little bit. 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....

Mobile Payments
Samsung Pay Makes Its European Debut
June 06, 2016

Samsung Pay has officially launched in Spain, bringing the mobile wallet into its first European country. 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...

Mobile Payments
Pay By Thumb — No Really
June 06, 2016

When technologists talk about ditching the wallet, they usually mean in favor of a piece of technology to be carried in its stead. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Security & Fraud
Silk Road 2.0 Affiliate Sentenced To Jail Time
June 06, 2016

One of the men accused of helping to manage Silk Road 2.0, the successor website to online black market Silk Road, was sentenced to eight years in U.S. prison, Reuters reported late last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Security & Fraud
House Committee Wants Details On Fed’s String Of 50 Breaches
June 06, 2016

A U.S. congressional committee wants to know why the U.S. central bank was hacked over 50 times between 2011 and 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Retail
Birchbox Realigns Expansion Strategy
June 06, 2016

Makeup subscription service Birchbox is realigning its business strategy to get shoppers to buy more full-size and full-price products. 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...

B2B Payments
Why Manufacturers Are Snubbing Custom Business Tools
June 06, 2016

This may come as a shock to some enterprise and financial services providers out there, but today, businesses aren’t really interested in hypercustomized business applications and solutions. That’s not to say, however, that a one-size-fits-all tool will actually work for businesses across verticals. Get the...