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Was 2014 The “Break Up” Year?
December 16, 2014

ebay and PayPal said they’d break apart. Apple Pay broke into the payments scene, cybercriminals and data breaches everywhere broke merchants hearts and consumers’ confidence and Kim Kardashian broke the internet but not before Alibaba broke the IPO tech record and became more valuable than...

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Adyen Raises Quarter-Of-A-Billion Dollars
December 16, 2014

Global payments vendor Adyen on Tuesday (Dec. 16) said that it has closed $250 million in new funding, led by global growth equity investor General Atlantic, with additional participation from Temasek, Index Ventures and Felicis Ventures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

PayPal Loan Program To Compete With Lending Club
December 16, 2014

PayPal has already been working with consumers and small businesses to provide more than $200 million in loans and now it plans to expand into the alternative lending market, Irish Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Are Google and Amazon In Competition For The Next Buy Button?
December 16, 2014

Google Wants to push Amazon’s buttons a little further — this time with its own retailer-driven buy button. 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...

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Alibaba’s AliPay Hits Big With Web Shopping Event
December 16, 2014

Alibaba hit big on 11.11 — also known as Singles’ Day — with a record $9.3 billion in gross sales and now its top online payment system hit a “tidal wave” on its 12.12 online shopping event. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

The Roadmap For Keeping U.S. Payments Secure
December 16, 2014

The U.S. Payments Security Task Force (PST) was established earlier this year and dared to go where no task force has ever gone before: it has created a roadmap for protecting cardholder data at the merchant point of sale. It was a pretty daunting assignment....

PayPal Expands Global Presence With Georgian Bank
December 16, 2014

PayPal has added another bank partner under its international belt to help the payment provider’s global expansion. This time, it’s in Georgia — the country of 5 million people bounded by Russia, Turkey and Armenia. PayPal has partnered with TBC Bank to help its customers...

Consumers Eating Out More, But Spending Less
December 16, 2014

While the frequency of consumers dining out is up, the final bill cost is not. 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...

Millennials And The Case For Brick-And-Mortar Shopping
December 16, 2014

To address lower foot traffic in stores, retailers have had to adopt an eCommerce-focused mindset. But as that focus shifts to online, retailers may be overlooking one key shopping demographic: millennials. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...