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Google Wallet Hooks Up With WePay To Add 200K Online Retailers
January 27, 2015

Google is trying to tackle the mobile-commerce payments problem by getting more merchants to use its two-tap Instant Buy system. The Android maker has picked up 200,000 more online stores to support Google Wallet through a partnership with payment processor WePay and mobile invoicing and...

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Apple Pay Hits The PGA Tour For The First Time
January 27, 2015

Apple Pay, which has already hit pro basketball courts and major league baseball stadiums, is now headed for the golf course, according to Cult of Mac. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Coinbase Launches First Regulated US Bitcoin Exchange
January 27, 2015

Bitcoin services provider Coinbase launched a U.S. exchange on Monday that is already approved by regulators in 24 jurisdictions, including California and New York, the company said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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And Now, The Biodegradable Credit Card
January 27, 2015

A biodegradable credit card? That’s what a company called Sustain:Green is offering for environmentally conscious users, according to Takepart. 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...

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Can Facebook Monetize the Selfie?
January 26, 2015

On Dec. 31, 2014, Facebook rolled out a banner that enabled Messenger users to send selfies to their friends to wish them a Happy New Year. Instead, a lot of people went to the bug reporting feature of the Messenger app to send selfies to...

What Payments Innovators Can Learn From Bill Belichick
January 26, 2015

Boy, did I ever step in it last week. 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,...

Bill Gates: Bitcoin Won’t Solve Global Challenges
January 26, 2015

Outside of Microsoft, Bill Gates has built a philanthropic reputation with an eye toward making more of the world a digitized place. With mobile banking taking root in the developed world, Gates envisions a world that in 2030 will see the world’s poor increasingly using...

Expedia Purchases Travelocity for $280 Million
January 26, 2015

In a deal that was a little under two years in the making upon close inspection, Expedia has agreed to purchase competing travel website Travelocity for $280 million from its parent company Sabre Corp., Mashable is reporting. This sale comes at a time with the...

PayPal Down Under: How Digital Is Changing How Customers Buy And Sell
January 26, 2015

When asked about their impression of an average Australian, odds are good that most people will describe one of three things – someone with a bowie knife fighting a crocodile, a person standing next to an adorable marsupial like a koala or a kangaroo, or...