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Controversial
eComm Stocks Slide, Bankers Go Bonkers For Blockchain And Digital Payments Dominate
October 12, 2015

Americans hit the road en masse this weekend. A little-known fact is that Columbus Day is actually the second most road traffic-producing holiday of the year, following only Thanksgiving. Nationwide, citizens have set out to leaf peep (in the Northeast), drink cider and enjoy the...

International
Early Stage US Startup Soon To Get A Helping Hand From Chinese Investors
October 12, 2015

AngelList and its founder, Naval Ravikant, are having a very good Monday (Oct. 12) morning as they have just snapped up $400 million from China’s largest private equity firm to help disrupt early stage venture capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Europe
eCommerce And The Great Van Boom
October 12, 2015

Between a resurgence in the construction industry and the boom in online shopping, vans are big in the U.K. right now — and getting bigger. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

FBI Says PIN Needed To Make Chip Secure — Then Backs Off
October 12, 2015

The FBI was strongly in favor of chip-and-PIN cards over chip-and-signature and then, all of a sudden, apparently less so. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

eCommerce Gets A New Industrial Player
October 12, 2015

Factory Supply has upped its online game by launching a new eCommerce site that enables customers to get more than just a quote. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Mobile Commerce
Improving NSF Check Recovery Gets A New App
October 12, 2015

Once retailers have done the heavy lifting of making a sale, they shouldn’t have to worry about whether their customers’ payments are going to process smoothly. When things like bounced checks get in the way, it can be a major headache for small and large businesses...

Does The CFPB Really Help Consumers?
October 12, 2015

The law of unintended consequences is alive and well in Washington, D.C. and in particular, inside the agency formed to advocate for the consumer in matters related to financial services. So says MPD CEO Karen Webster, who compares the actions of the CFPB over the...

Merchant Innovation
LivingSocial Goes Real-Time For Beauty Booking
October 12, 2015

“Real time” is one of the biggest buzzwords in today’s payments and commerce ecosystem. 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...

Mobile Commerce
VCs Back GLAMSQUAD On-Demand Mobile Beauty Business
October 12, 2015

Cosmetic services haven’t been immune from disruptions in retail, but one startup is testing the waters on a particularly hair-raising idea for consumers on the go. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...