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Greece Says No, Amazon Prime Members Say Yes, PayPal Spends Big
July 06, 2015

The burgers have all been grilled, the parades have all been attended and the fireworks have all been shot off. It is time to get back to work. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Will Startups Be Shopping Malls’ Second Act?
July 06, 2015

It’s said that there are no second acts in American politics. Except that’s really not true — just ask Richard Nixon and Teddy Roosevelt. Some even say that Clinton’s second act could happen if his wife, Hillary, wins both the Democratic nomination and the presidency...

Europe
Monitise Revises Revenue Projections Down … Again
July 06, 2015

Once known as one of Britain’s preeminent tech firms, Monitise has issued yet another revenue warning that estimates its full-year results for 2015 will be between £88M–£90M ($137M–$140M). In March, Monitise said it had expected revenues to be between £90M–£100M ($140M–$155.5M). The struggles with revenue...

Tokenization Goes Private
July 06, 2015

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]MasterCard’s news earlier this month that it will be the first network to add tokenization support for private label (store-branded) credit cards was nothing if not big. Among the first retailers to participate will be BJ’s Wholesale Club,...

Can Social Commerce Spark The Movie Biz?
July 04, 2015

Fourth of July weekend means big money for a lot of businesses -- but not so much the movie industry, anymore. What happened? And can social commerce turn things around? A payments and commerce phenomenon that hasn’t found much success hawking anything else could be...

B2B Payments
New EU Biz Lender Launches With Help From The Cloud
July 03, 2015

Germany-based financial software firm Mambu has been chosen to power a new small business lending unit of mobile lender Ferratum, the companies announced Wednesday (July 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Will BYOD Lead Enterprise To Mobile Payments?
July 03, 2015

The world of B2B often emulates its B2C peers. The B2C eCommerce push has led to B2B demand for digital procurement solutions, while the trend among consumers away from paper checks and often even cash has eventually encouraged B2B firms to similarly seek out other...

B2B Payments
B2B Investment Tracker, June 26 – July 3
July 03, 2015

The Breakdown: Cross-border Payments: ? FinServ: $1.5M Alt-Finance: $6.9B E-Invoicing: ? SaaS: ? 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....

U.S. Government Hits Small Business Milestone
July 03, 2015

The Small Business Administration has launched an array of new initiatives in recent months aimed at boosting small businesses in the U.S., and the efforts appear to be working. The SBA announced Wednesday (July 1) that for the second year in a row, the group...