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Harvard Hacked For Second Time This Year
July 03, 2015

Harvard University revealed it has been hacked — again. 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 completing this form,...

Google Takes A Page From Amazon’s Pricing Playbook
July 03, 2015

Amazon is not the only eCommerce player that builds comparison pricing into its product pages. 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,...

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Paytm Launches Bus Ticket Marketplace
July 03, 2015

On Paytm, you can shop, transfer money between wallets or from wallet-to-bank, pay for your cab, autorickshaw or even Uber ride and now you can also book and pay for your bus ticket. Paytm, the Indian mobile marketplace giant, announced yesterday (July 2) on its blog...

Apple Ups Its Enterprise Features
July 03, 2015

While Apple may not have spent much time discussing the new enterprise features coming to iOS 9 during its WorldWide Developer Conference last month, there are some big updates to look forward to. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Europe
PayByPhone Parking Goes Live In Switzerland
July 03, 2015

The mobile payment service from PayByPhone that specializes in parking is now available in all spaces across Geneva. Drivers can pay for their parking via the PayByPhone app on their smartphones. After a successful year and a half pilot trial in 500 spaces across the city,...

Apple Pay
Apple’s Red, Right And Blue Reviews
July 03, 2015

While everyone has heard the expression “you can’t win ’em all,” it’s sometimes hard to keep that top of mind when one is on a hot streak. Because even the biggest and most successful companies on the planet have to ride over a few rough...

Americans Celebrate Independence With Shopping (And Fireworks)
July 03, 2015

While working in commerce and finance news, we at PYMNTS get to cover lots of surprises but very rarely are those surprises good news. Mostly, when the word “surprise” occurs in one of our articles, it is accompanied by the words “data breach” — especially...

The Globetrotting Adventures Of Amazon
July 03, 2015

Does it seem to you that Amazon is everywhere? If you live in the United States, that’s an accurate assessment. But the eCommerce giant doesn’t have nearly the presence in countries beyond its home one. Slowly but surely, though, it’s taking steps to change that.

Buyable Pins Turn Bookmarks Into Marketplaces
July 02, 2015

Social media has long presented a lot of promise where eCommerce is concerned. It’s also one of eCommerce’s longest standing puzzles. As digital meeting places where people exchange their best (and worst) ideas, they have a tremendous power to inspire and move consumers toward purchases....