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B2B Payments
Microsoft Azure Campaigns For Blockchain Again
January 26, 2016

When Microsoft decided to link its Azure enterprise platform into the toolsets offered by ConsenSys, it meant business users of Azure could build their own applications using Ethereum technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

How Many Consumers ‘Pay with Amazon?’
January 26, 2016

It’s time to show a little (payments) leg. 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 this form, you...

Security & Fraud
Secure Convenience: The New Password Death March?
January 26, 2016

A major overhaul in the world of digital identity is the slow and deliberate death of passwords. The January edition of the Digital Identity Tracker, tracks the path to secure convenience through biometrics and other sustainable alternatives to passwords.

International
Visa Europe Revenue Up 25 Percent To All-Time High
January 26, 2016

Visa Europe, the payments giant merging with its former parent company, Visa Inc., said early Tuesday (Jan. 26) that it had its most successful year ever in terms of revenue growth, as the top line grew by 25 percent to €2.31 billion for the year...

PayPal, eBay CEOs Talk Life Outside Each Other
January 26, 2016

Although their companies have gone their separate ways, the CEOs of PayPal and eBay would have you know that they’re each doing just fine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Alternative Finances
Ingo Money’s Quiet Check Destruction Project
January 26, 2016

There are few questions that will spark off a loud and potentially violent argument in a room full of politicians, bankers, lawyers or plumbers — because it is hard to find something that all of those groups feel strongly enough about to come to blows...

Regulator Urges Blockchain Transaction Fraud Protection
January 26, 2016

As more and more financial companies bet on blockchain’s technology to innovate financial services, there’s one topic of conversation that hasn’t been fully addressed: fraud transaction protection. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Regulation
Uber, Lyft’s Next Victim: San Francisco’s Largest Cab Co.
January 26, 2016

Whether it’s a case of unintended consequences, or just a sign of the changing times, the Uber and Lyft on-demand ride-hailing revolution has claimed one of its first major victims. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

USA Technologies Acquires Cashless Payment Tech Company
January 26, 2016

A retail-focused payment technology company and a creator of touchscreens have connected. 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...