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Security & Fraud
Hack The Pentagon Open For (Bug) Bounty Hunters
April 05, 2016

Registration for the federal government’s premier bug bounty program is officially up and running. 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...

Mobile Payments
Contactless Payments Surge Fivefold In UK
April 05, 2016

One in five of all physical card payments under £30 in the U.K. are now contactless payments. 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...

Wisconsin: Forward – But for Whom?
April 05, 2016

Tuesday’s primary marks the way for a Trump surge, or contested nomination. Perhaps more importantly, the state with a deceptively simple motto – Forward – has been showing momentum across the storefront tracker that may be firm enough that it really doesn’t matter who takes...

Mobile Commerce
Demandware Partners For Mobile Checkout
April 05, 2016

Demandware has partnered with Moovweb to integrate its pre-built mobile checkout integration so its customers can offer more frictionless checkout options and understand where there may be gaps in their systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Alternative Finances
Transactional Credit Comes To Main Street Merchants
April 05, 2016

When most laymen hear the term “alternative financial services,” they immediately envision consumers (and small businesses) that are underserved by the traditional credit markets and either unable to secure credit along “mainstream” channels or unable to do so without facing a difficult or time-consuming process....

Payment Methods
Amid Regulatory Scrutiny of Unicorns, Caveat Emptor
April 04, 2016

When the Feds come knocking and want to look under the proverbial hood, the unicorns may crash to earth.

Mobile Commerce
Fitbit Outsells Apple Watch On Amazon
April 04, 2016

Whenever Apple decides to release a new iteration of the iPhone, the execs at Cupertino can always count on the diehards turning out in droves to bump sales numbers up. However, it doesn’t appear that the same dynamic holds for the Apple Watch — at least,...

Soda Wars Summer
April 04, 2016

Coke and Pepsi have unveiled their competing marketing campaigns for summer 2016. Will the brands’ efforts gain traction among millennials, who have been forsaking soda altogether, or is the growing consumer preference for healthier options too strong to be affected by song lyrics and emojis?

Retail Employment Shows Some Improvement
April 04, 2016

There’s good news and bad news regarding employment for a number of industries in the U.S., with retail, more or less, coming out on the positive end. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...