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B2B Payments
Payments Landscape Going Universal
January 26, 2016

The payments industry is increasingly moving toward an omnichannel landscape, where transactions are expected to be accepted across any number of entities, in any number of locations, 24 hours a day and all year round. Such advances take some doing, and technology must do most...

VocaLink Partners To Push Faster Bank Payments
January 26, 2016

Global payments system provider VocaLink announced Monday (Jan. 25) that it will enter into a new partnership in order to enable access to the Faster Payments Scheme for a number of U.K. financial institutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Mobile Commerce
Mobile Capture In An Age Of Rising Fraud
January 26, 2016

Even in the wake of EMV, FIs must gird for a boost in payments fraud – especially in applications using pilfered data. Here’s how mobile capture can help stem that rising tide, according to Mitek.

Mobile Commerce
Twitter Exec Shakeup Storm Keeps Brewing
January 26, 2016

In the wake of Twitter’s weekend announcement that heads rolled and heads were replaced, deeper questions are being asked as to whether the company is indeed providing a service that is destined to find real stickiness and longevity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

EU Won’t Regulate Bitcoin — For Now
January 26, 2016

The European Union said Monday (Jan. 25) that it plans to spend its resources monitoring digital currencies, like bitcoin, instead of formally regulating them, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Alibaba’s Earnings Revenue Forecast Grim
January 26, 2016

Alibaba Group Holding, the Chinese eCommerce player, has some rough days in store. 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....

International
Iran Faces Long Road To New Business
January 25, 2016

Iran’s banks are reconnecting to SWIFT, but banks are shying away from pushing anew into the country. Here’s what’s holding up the progress toward new investment.

Starry As A Rock
January 25, 2016

Any bigger and Mariah Carey’s 35-carat engagement ring could possibly dislocate the wearer’s shoulder. Is there a ceiling to how large these tokens of love the well-to-do will seek? The history of engagement ring retail — and its use of celebrities in marketing — shows...

Retail
Why Grocery Stores Go Dry When The Weather Goes Bad
January 25, 2016

As the entire East Coast (or at least the parts of East Coast that knew the storm was coming) prepared for winter storm Jonas, an image became increasingly common on social media streams and local news reports. Grocery store shelves picked dry, consumers have bought...