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Barclays Exec Says Bank Will Support Apple Pay
July 13, 2015

Barclays is looking toward an “imminent launch” of Apple Pay within the United Kingdom, according to MacRumors. 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...

Apple’s Share Of Smartphone Profits? 92 Percent!
July 13, 2015

Of the nearly thousand or so smartphone makers in the world, one of them is racking up 92 percent of profits, leaving the remain 999 to fight over that 8 percent sliver. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Karen Webster
What’s More Valuable – A Buy Button Or a Digital Wallet?
July 13, 2015

Mobile payments is becoming a pretty messy space. One might argue that it’s been a hot mess ever since the massive proliferation of mobile payments schemes began a few years ago, targeted mainly to convert mobile phone-toting consumers into mobile phone-paying consumers at the physical...

PayPal Is Happy, Monitise Is Sad And Consumers Are Indifferent
July 13, 2015

Between the Greek government’s reenactment of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” by threatening loudly to breakup with the euro (and realizing no one really cares), the Chinese government potentially threatening to breakup with the free market and Reddit breaking up with interim CEO Ellen Pao, you...

In Depth
Is Cognitive Biometrics A Retailer’s Best Friend?
July 13, 2015

The problem with security of all kinds is best typified by an experience anyone reading this can relate to — going through the security lines at the airport. After September 11, there are exactly zero adults in the United States who do not understand the...

Your 411 On The China/Greece Crises
July 11, 2015

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A Realistic Look At The ‘Global Middle Class’
July 10, 2015

New research shows the promise of a global middle class may still be somewhat out of reach. 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...

International
Uber Fights To Keep Employees As Contractors
July 10, 2015

Uber has filed a briefing in court questioning the validity of a class-action lawsuit filed by drivers to reclassify themselves as Uber employees and not independent contractors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

A Tiny Step Towards Pan-EU Small Biz Finance
July 10, 2015

The European Commission has taken action in recent months to facilitate and encourage cross-border financing in small businesses. It’s a complicated feat that will require streamlining the regulations for SME lending in all member states, but officials have taken the first steps toward this goal...