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Mobile Payments
PayPal Mobile Money: 10 Years And $175B In Payments In
April 05, 2016

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Investments
Groupon Lands $250M And Comcast Partnership
April 05, 2016

Groupon has raised $250 million in fresh investment from Comcast-backed Atairos. 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...

International
Western Union Launches Small B2B Payments Network
April 05, 2016

The segment of Western Union known as Western Union Business Solutions, geared toward payments services, said on Monday (April 5) that it is launching WU EDGE, a digital platform that focuses on international trade among small to mid-sized companies. The platform is getting its debut...

Payment Methods
Bank Of America Merchant Services Goes Cross-Border
April 05, 2016

Bank of America Merchant Services has expanded to Europe with the launch of a new unit. 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...

Consumer Authentication
FIDO Biometric Authentication Products Hit New Milestone
April 05, 2016

The FIDO Alliance has certified over 150 biometric and second-factor authentication products, showing an increase of 50 percent over the course of just one quarter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Verifone Ups The Game On Connected Commerce
April 05, 2016

Verifone just got deeper into the world of connected commerce with the rollout of Verifone Carbon, its new, integrated POS designed to transform the checkout experience. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

International
Kabbage Partners With Santander To Serve UK SMBs
April 05, 2016

Grupo Santander subsidiary Santander UK said on Monday (April 4) that it will license the Kabbage Platform in an effort to increase small to mid-sized business lending in the United Kingdom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
In Sports, B2B Ain’t Beanbag
April 05, 2016

Vendor relationships are critical to all industries and especially so in sports and entertainment — from keeping the concession stands full to printing out programs. For sports teams, paper-based payments dominate, but that may change as technology makes getting cash to suppliers speedier than a...

Gemalto Tapped For Singapore’s NFC Ticketing Business
April 05, 2016

Nearly every major city in the world has some kind of mass transit network, but how fast these get commuters from point A to point B varies wildly. In Singapore, at least, riders won’t have to worry anymore about missing trains because they took too...