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Ready for ‘Orange is the New Black,’ Bitcoin Edition Episode 2?
January 23, 2015

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Cybersecurity
Cyberattack Threat Looms Large Over The World Economic Forum
January 23, 2015

While executive representation from Target and Home Depot – the locations of the largest and second largest POS security breaches in U.S. history – was not at the World Economic Forum, the plight of the two retailers was a favorite topic of conversation this year....

Will The Winklevoss Twins Regulated Bitcoin Exchange Give Digital Currency A Boost
January 23, 2015

It has been a rough year for bitcoin so far, and we are less than 30 days in.  While the founder of the Silk Road sits on trial and many wonder if there is a legal application for bitcoin as a currency, the price per...

TSYS, Ingenico Enable EMV, NFC And Apple Pay For POS Solutions
January 23, 2015

Global payments provider TSYS, along with Ingenico Group, recently announced a new agreement to offer merchants a seamless and secure solution for accepting all payment types, according to a TSYS release. These payment types include magnetic stripe, EMV, NFC and Apple Pay.

Starbucks’ Mobile Payments Jolt
January 23, 2015

Apple might want to take a bite out of Starbucks’ mobile payments strategy. 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....

Driving Checks To Extinction
January 23, 2015

Where checks are still used, they are used to pay bills, and in particular between businesses. But that’s not because businesses like using checks and don’t want to change. René Lacerte, CEO and Founder of Bill.com says that it’s all of the stuff that happens...

Amazon May Get Data Boost With Israeli Chip Developer Purchase
January 23, 2015

Amazon has agreed to buy Annapurna Labs, a secretive Israeli chip developer — but what’s not certain yet is what’s in the deal for Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Bitcoin Goes Mainstream In Braintree Beta Test
January 23, 2015

Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency whose supporters like to think of it as anything but ordinary, may have just gained its best chance at widespread acceptance — by being just one of the boys. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Raise Gets $56M To Let You Buy Discounted Gift Cards Seconds Before You Spend Them
January 23, 2015

Can a gift-card exchange be worth a billion dollars? That seems to be the case with Raise, which just pulled in another $56 million, barely two months after an $18 million round in November. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...