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Pinterest’s Buyable Pins Now Come With Price Tracking
December 18, 2015

Pinterest’s buyable pins just got even more compelling for retailers. 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...

60 Days (And Counting) For EMV
December 18, 2015

60 days after the EMV liability shift, and everything is perfect, right? Well...not really. With many merchants still not on board, there remain some obstacles -- but also opportunities -- for the ecosystem in implementing the technology. Hear what Verifone and Visa had to say...

Consumer Insights
Last-Minute Shopping: A Christmas Consumer Tradition
December 18, 2015

If one listened closely enough, right behind the marketing hype surrounding deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts was chatter that the vast number of online shopping options have made those once-official retail holidays obsolete. Now, new data is proving the latter right. Get...

News
CFPB Cracks Down On Auto Lender’s Credit Scheme
December 18, 2015

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said that it is “taking action” against CarHop, which is billed as one of the country’s “buy here and pay here” auto dealers, and a financing company affiliated with that outfit for providing “damaging, inaccurate consumer information to credit reporting...

Amazon Pays Consumers To Push Mobile Shopping
December 18, 2015

In an effort to incentivize more customers to shop via its popular mobile app, Amazon is pushing out a mobile referral program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

International
Apple Pay Is Going To China After All
December 18, 2015

Despite appearances earlier this week that Apple had lost out on bringing Apple Pay to China — with UnionPay’s announcement that it had selected British firm Powa to help it construct and launch its mobile payments platform — it seems appearances can be highly deceiving. Get the...

Alternative Finances
Mobile-Only Bank NUMBER26 Goes Contactless With MasterCard
December 18, 2015

Mobile-only banking startup NUMBER26 announced Thursday (Dec. 17) the launch of a new addition to its contactless payment card offerings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

International
Wall Street Warming Up To FinTech Startups
December 18, 2015

The movement to fund FinTech is gathering steam, at least on Wall Street, where traditional, and traditionally rather buttoned-up, banks are joining the party. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Amazon Pushes Mobile Referral Program
December 18, 2015

There is winning, and then there is dominating the field. Apparently, Amazon feels a little more of the latter is necessary for its mobile efforts. Despite already having the number one shopping app in app stores, Amazon is hoping to bring more customers into the mobile...