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The Pros And Cons Of Amazon’s Internal Security Tactics
March 29, 2016

Is Amazon’s method of broadcasting failed employee theft attempts to its current warehouse workers an effective means of deterring theft, or will it only make the problem worse? New data shows that the latter may be the case.

Online Concierge Service Enjoy Going Wider
March 29, 2016

“You really don’t want to be in a hurry. Great things take time.” That’s the lesson former JCPenney CEO and Apple executive Ron Johnson conveyed to The New York Times about his time at the struggling retail giant (Penney, not Apple) in a recent article...

Merchant Innovation
Can ‘Keurig Of Wine’ Save Vintages, Sales From Going Stale?
March 29, 2016

Ten years from now, pundits will remark on how lucky those drinkers were to live through such a renaissance period for craft beers and locally distilled liquor. Until now, however, wine has been conspicuously left out of that wave of innovation. Get the Full Story Complete...

Latin America
The Business And Politics Of Pricing Trips To Cuba
March 29, 2016

President Obama’s official state visit to Cuba marked the first time the top elected U.S. official had done so in nearly 90 years. Despite the time between trips, Air Force One still managed to navigate smoothly enough to and from its destination, and remarks by both...

B2B Payments
The EU’s Failed SME Bank Lending Initiative
March 29, 2016

The European Union is in the midst of several upgrades and overhauls within its financial sector, including ongoing efforts to improve access to working capital for the region’s small and medium-sized businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
The Security Threat Of T&E’s Rise To The Cloud
March 29, 2016

New analysis from Global Market Firm finds a promising future for the cloud-based corporate travel and expense management industry. But the report, published this week, also suggests that data security could trip up the industry’s expansion this decade. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
Alt-Lender Nabs Series A Funding
March 29, 2016

Venture capitalists lent their support to another alternative lender, this time in India. 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....

India Attributes Mobile Banking Surge To Corporates
March 29, 2016

India has always been a hotspot for mobile banking, but in the last few months, industry analysts have noticed a sudden spike in use of the technology. According to reports published on Monday (March 28), the nation saw a 46 percent increase in the value...

B2B Payments
Where The Distributed Workforce Meets The Distributed Ledger
March 29, 2016

The future of bitcoin is a bit shaky. While FinTech innovators have instead turned towards the underlying technology of the cryptocurrency — blockchain and other distributed ledgers — bitcoin as its own currency is unlikely to take off like some once thought it would. Get the Full...