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Foursquare Predicted Chipotle’s Sales Troubles 10 Days Early
April 28, 2016

Is Foursquare – and its associated service Swarm – about to change how businesses think about investing? Perhaps. In the last few days alone, after all, they’ve certainly managed to remake how the markets think about it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Security & Fraud
FBI ‘Lacks Technical Details’ On How It Broke Into iPhone
April 28, 2016

Ever since the cold war between Apple and the FBI seemed to veer away from courtroom drama territory, updates have been coming like drips from a faucet. However, now that it’s public knowledge that the government paid a group of hackers to access the phone on...

Mobile Commerce
How Google Might Get Its Apps Around Apple’s Closed Ecosystem
April 28, 2016

Apple has always kept a notoriously tight lid on what’s allowed on its official App Store. Even with its computer products, iOS is the only factory-approved operating system — though cracking the hood open and installing Linux isn’t out of the question. Get the Full...

Merchant Innovation
eBay Uncorks New Wine Marketplace
April 28, 2016

It wasn’t even a few years ago that mentioning selling liquor anywhere but in a bar or a liquor store would have gotten you laughed out of the appropriate venue. However, getting into the online wine game circa 2016 means there’s a little bit of...

Security & Fraud
Qatar National Bank Reportedly Breached
April 28, 2016

The largest lender in the Middle East and Africa by assets may have become the victim of a cybersecurity data breach. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Visa’s Digital Footprint Targets The 1.2M Headed To 2016 Olympics
April 28, 2016

Visa has secured the spot as the exclusive payment provider for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio for the 30th year running. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Security & Fraud
Cybercriminal Ring Leader Gets Seven Years In Prison
April 28, 2016

Authorities have sentenced who they believe to be the leader of a major cybercrime enterprise to more than seven years in prison. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
Payments Firms Remain Strong On The Street, At WEX And Elsewhere
April 28, 2016

Look beyond Apple. There are other earnings to be parsed in the tech sector, and in corporate payments, expense and fleet management and beyond, the trends are positive ones.

EMV
Smart Payment Card Shipments Up 34 Percent
April 28, 2016

The shift to EMV in the U.S. is soaring the global demand for smart payment cards by as much as 34 percent, a new Smart Payment Association (SPA) report has found. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...