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The “U.S. Investor” Impact On European Startups
July 06, 2015

European startups who attract the attention of U.S. investors not only raise more money, but also have the potential to grow faster than those backed by European firms, The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Amazon Drones May Land In Seattle
July 06, 2015

Amazon’s drone delivery program, Prime Air, may be one step closer to taking off in Seattle. 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...

Want To Meet A Few Of The “Payments Revolutionaries” Who’ve Changed Payments?
July 06, 2015

Last Saturday, America celebrated the 239th anniversary of the outcome that these revolutionaries fought for: independence from the King, But the payments ecosystem is rife with its own “revolutionaries,” visionaries fighting for independence from a status quo that they believe is or was too limiting...

Apple Pay To Launch In The UK July 14
July 06, 2015

In a little under a week, Apple Pay will go live in the United Kingdom. According to sources cited at several retailers around the U.K., an internal memo from the Waitrose supermarket and an employee confirmation for 9to5Mac, Apple will be ready to launch its mobile...

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...

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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...