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Mobile Commerce
Lending Club/OnDeck Backer Secures $325M
December 14, 2015

Though opinions vary as to whether tech companies and the venture capitalists that fund them are on track to keep activity afloat, at least one fund has been successful in raising interest and dollars in the tech realm. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Merchant Innovation
Samsung Pay Hopes To ‘Usher’ In NYE In Style
December 14, 2015

Few who grew up in the era would argue that R&B from the late 90s and early 2000s rivals anything being put on the radio today, and Samsung is banking on the star power of an artist who hit it big at the turn of...

Europe
Big Bank Layoffs Coming
December 14, 2015

More job cuts are coming to the big banks in both Europe and the U.S. in 2016, with announcements of 100,000 job cuts already in the ether and thousands more expected from Barclays and BNP Paribas in the next few weeks, according to Financial Times. This year’s...

Security & Fraud
How To Cut Card Operation Costs By 90 Percent – Live Discussion
December 14, 2015

As card not present transactions continue to surge, companies are faced with the challenge of ramping up fraud detection while keeping the cost of managing fraud in check. But what if there was a way to reduce fraud and operational costs at the same time? And by as...

Mobile Commerce
Microsoft Goes Mobile Payments Via Carriers
December 14, 2015

Microsoft just bulked up its presence in the carrier billing space with new partnerships with Sprint and Boku that will allow U.S. consumers to purchase items via the Windows Store, both on desktop and mobile. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Merchant Innovation
Data Dive: Amex’s Advantage, J.Crew’s Falter, First Data’s Hiccup
December 14, 2015

There are any number of reasons to come into the work week a little hazy on what exactly went on in the seven days immediately prior. Usually it is because there is just an unusually high volume of news floating around the atmosphere. Sometimes, as...

Alibaba’s Big Investment Push Adds South China Morning Post
December 11, 2015

Alibaba’s year of investments has been capped off with the acquisition of the South China Morning Post, along with other media assets of its company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

International
Digital River And NSW Partner For Pan-Pacific eCommerce
December 11, 2015

Companies that limit themselves to defined regions or markets may be handicapping their ultimate success, but that doesn’t mean that simply re-positioning a brand toward cross-border commerce guarantees things will go smoothly either. In those cases, it helps to have friends on the ground in far-flung...

Big Banks Draw Digital Battle Lines
December 11, 2015

The big bank versus online lenders battle is heating up even more as the wait continues from the Fed to finalize the impending interest rate rise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...