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Why Jet.com Says It Will Take Off
December 30, 2015

There is good news and bad news about launching with a lot of public fanfare.   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...

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Blythe Masters’ Startup Blues
December 30, 2015

In early March, the bitcoin community got a major shot in the arm when former JPMC Commodities Unit Head Blythe Masters traded in her Wall Street ties to join Digital Asset Holdings. Digital Asset Holdings has created a distributed ledger technology to move financial assets...

The Year In X-Border
December 30, 2015

In 2015, the opportunities in cross-border commerce were limited only to the size of the globe itself … yet merchants seem ill-prepared to seize them. The PYMNTS Cross-Border Payments Optimization Index measures how much work remains for a merchant community that has only seen the...

Mobile Commerce
Uber’s First Casualty: On-Demand Delivery Sidecar Shutting Down
December 30, 2015

Sidecar will ride no more. 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, you agree to receive...

Fintech Investments
Will Alphabet Dethrone Apple As The World’s Most Valuable Company?
December 30, 2015

The closeout of 2015 has been a very good time to be Alphabet/Google. Google finished the day yesterday (Dec. 28) with both classes of parent company Alphabet closing at record-high prices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Funding Circle’s $1.5B Breakthrough
December 30, 2015

Funding Circle hit a major milestone just in time for the New Year. 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....

Merchant Innovation
Samsung’s IoT Vision Starts To Clear
December 30, 2015

Samsung revealed its entire Smart TV lineup for 2016 yesterday (Dec. 29) and confirmed the offerings will be equipped with Internet of Things (IoT) technology and connected to the SmartThings platform. The open platform enables users to connect all of their smart and IoT devices...

Amazon To End 2015 At All-Time High
December 30, 2015

It’s been a big week for Amazon. 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, you agree...

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FBI Challenges Tech Giants On Encryption
December 30, 2015

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking to challenge technology companies to do more as it reacts to terrorism threats after the attacks that came in the last several weeks in both California and Paris. The key thrust, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Dec. 29), comes...