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B2B Payments
Bringing Tech Innovation To The Education Space
July 29, 2015

Teachers have a lot to deal with, but collecting money, managing funds and reconciling expenses may no longer have to be tasks added to their lists. Neil Steinhardt, President of ClassWallet, sat down with PYMNTS to discuss why taking a digital approach to educational spending...

Beauty Market’s Digital Pure Play Shifts To Bricks
July 29, 2015

Within the U.S. beauty market, eCommerce has been among the fastest growing segments, with a compound annual growth rate of about 24 percent over the past six years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

International
BlueSnap CEO On Visa/Stripe’s Payments Power Play
July 29, 2015

Sure, Stripe grabs the headlines, but what does the deal with Visa, and Stripe's capital raising, portend for the online payments processing writ large? PYMNTS spoke with the CEO of BlueSnap, a Stripe peer, to get a sense of what Stripe’s big news might mean...

Wearables Woo Consumers Despite Security Concerns
July 29, 2015

Users of wearables and mobile health apps don’t feel their data is “sufficiently secured” by tech manufacturers, says a study by Healthline. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Merchant Innovation
ShopKeep Keeps Momentum With $60M Funding Round
July 29, 2015

ShopKeep, which supports cloud-based technology and business solutions for independent merchants, announced yesterday (July 28) it secured $60 million in Series D funding.

TSYS Exceeds Earnings Expectations And Boosts Guidance
July 29, 2015

TSYS reported its second quarter earnings yesterday (July 28) and proved that it was off to a strong mid-year start to 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

International
HSBC And First Direct Join Apple Pay UK Bandwagon
July 29, 2015

Apple Pay’s launch in the U.K. earlier this month saw many major banks jumping on board in support of the payment method, but now HSBC and First Direct have finally announced the availability of their credit and debit cards through the payment technology.

Alibaba’s Vice Chairman To Lead Its Offline Focus
July 29, 2015

With a massive investment last month in Koubei, Alibaba and Ant Financial made it clear that the companies were serious about the online-to-offline market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

New Data On What Consumers Use To Pay
July 29, 2015

The latest research from prepaid and payments global company Blackhawk Network shows that consumers are using a variety of payment methods, from traditional cash and card-based payments tools.