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Chinese Payments Player Launches Logistics eMarketplace
January 29, 2016

China-based Fincera provides both financing and eCommerce-as-a-Service tools for the transportation industry in the country. The firm released its latest quarterly earnings figures on Thursday (Jan. 28) and introduced a new feature of its services focused on the logistics industry. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
Why Mobile App Security Improvement Is So Slow
January 29, 2016

Just about every pocket these days has a smartphone tucked into it but on those smartphones are dozens, if not hundreds, of apps each. These form the web of functionality that the modern world uses to hail a ride, book a dinner table or just...

Cards, Consumers Help Visa Profit Trump Macro
January 29, 2016

In a bright spot amid the payments industry’s earnings landscape, Visa put up Q1 numbers on Thursday (Jan. 28) that were better than expected, at least on the bottom line. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Amazon Crushes Q4 — And Analysts Aren’t Happy?
January 29, 2016

It isn’t easy being Amazon. Investors criticize you for a lack of profits yet remain bullish. You then deliver an all-time high profit over the last 20 years you’ve been in business, and The Street throws you under the bus. Get the Full Story Complete...

Payment Methods
Financial Services Execs Warm To Regulation — Seriously
January 29, 2016

Must financial executives and the regulators who regulate them always be at odds? Perhaps not, says a new study. 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...

Bricks And Mortar Race To Overhaul Supply Chains
January 29, 2016

The 2015 holiday shopping season threw more than a handful of wrenches into just as many retailers’ supply chain management strategies, and as they try to dig themselves out of those holes in 2016, some high-profile brands aren’t being shy about big changes. Get the...

Why Fast And Free Delivery Matters To Consumers
January 29, 2016

When it comes to delivery, “fast” isn’t fast enough anymore for a lot of consumers. 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,...

Security & Fraud
Google Capital Throws $75M To Phone Fraud Startup
January 29, 2016

Pindrop Security, a security startup that has phone fraud in its sights, has garnered a $75 million Series C funding round led by Google Capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Tencent’s WeChat Beats Apple Pay To Hong Kong
January 29, 2016

Before Apple could land Apple Pay in China’s growing mobile payments market, China’s second-largest Internet company, Tencent, announced Thursday (Jan. 28) that its WeChat mobile wallet has arrived in Hong Kong. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...