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Pentagon Inks A Link With Apple On Wearable Tech
August 31, 2015

The federal government is getting into the wearable tech market — and it’s bringing in some big names to help. 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...

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Consumers Make The World Go ‘Round Edition — Visa Checkout, Credit Rating And Cybercrime
August 31, 2015

Well, it’s finally come upon us. The last “official” week of summer has arrived. And after last week’s thrills and spills on the stock market, most of us are hoping to ease into the last week doing positively normal things like wearing white (it is...

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eBay Pledges Loyalty To PayPal — Bans Rivals
August 31, 2015

eBay will soon be banning PayPal rivals, ProPay and Skrill, from offering payment services to sellers on its platform. 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...

Consumer Spending Trends Upward
August 31, 2015

The latest figures from the Commerce Department show that consumer spending is improving as wages continue to raise, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Jet.com’s ‘Lowest Price’ Confuses, Not Convinces
August 31, 2015

While Amazon’s bitter rival Jet.com holds tightly to its claim of offering the lowest prices on the web, it’s opening up about the confusion many consumers have when it comes to the way its prices are displayed.

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Uber Hires Jeep Security Hackers
August 31, 2015

Uber has hired the two high-profile security hackers that exposed a major automobile security loophole by hacking into a moving Jeep Cherokee earlier this month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Uber-Like ‘Meal Sharing’ Miffs French Restaurateurs
August 31, 2015

French animosity for Uber-like services took a turn for the worse when the country’s restaurateurs’ union Synhorcat decided to support restaurant owners urging the government to take steps against the rising trend of Uber-like food services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Moneris Taps Razorfish For Digital Overhaul
August 31, 2015

Moneris Solutions, the payments processor based in Canada, said on Friday (Aug. 28) that it chose Razorfish to design and implement a strategy to create a digital platform to educate and move companies to adopt new payment methods. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Electronic Invoicing Goes Global
August 31, 2015

So much for a paperless world. Paper is alive and well in the realm of B2B payments, for sure. That’s something that Invoiceware CEO Scott Lewin would like to change. He tells PYMNTS what countries are indeed on their way to paperless and the value...