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Yahoo’s Chief Development Officer Jumps Ship To Square
October 19, 2015

Jacqueline Reses, currently Yahoo’s chief development officer, is reportedly leaving Yahoo for Square. Reses’ main focus recently at Yahoo has been spinning off the firm’s stake in the Alibaba Group — a hold worth about $27 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Target Jumps On The Tech Accelerator Bandwagon
October 19, 2015

Apparently, anyone who is anyone these days has their own tech accelerator. 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...

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Disrupting Ticketing With Digitization
October 19, 2015

There is no shortage of ways to buy and sell tickets to live events on the Web through the magic of the Internet. With few exceptions, there are very few events that one cannot capture a ticket to with a working Internet connection and a...

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Pinterest’s Payments Push, Documents Leaked
October 19, 2015

In an ambitious set of financial projections, Pinterest is looking for significant growth in its sales and monthly users, driven at least in part by its continued push into payments and eCommerce, according to TechCrunch, which published a set of leaked documents on Friday (Oct....

Diebold’s $2B Bid For ATM Maker Wincor
October 19, 2015

Diebold, the automated teller machine company based in the United States, is in discussions to buy Wincor Nixdorf AG, the German ATM firm, in a deal that could be worth as much as $1.9 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Target’s Omnichannel Silver Bullet
October 19, 2015

One tenet of successful omnichannel strategies is to never let a potential consumer be lost to a gap in the path to purchase. A new partnership between a retailer and an app might all but guarantee that. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Tech Giants Remain Weary Of CISA Bill
October 19, 2015

Last week, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), which represents a group of major telecom and eCommerce companies, released a blog post stating it is “unable to support” the current version of the heavily debated Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) bill. Get the Full...

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Amazon Sues Fake Reviewers
October 19, 2015

Amazon is stepping up its game against fake reviewers by filing a lawsuit. 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....

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The Dangers Of Groupthink
October 19, 2015

Was med-tech startup, Theranos, following in the footsteps of Uber and simply embarking on “permissionless” innovation? Or is its current firestorm the consequence of groupthink given its storied roster of investors and board members? With $400M in investments and a $9B valuation, MPD CEO Karen...