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Benjamin Lawsky Will No Longer Be The Sheriff Of Wall Street
May 21, 2015

New York’s – and consequently Wall Street’s – top financial regulator Benjamin Lawsky will be stepping down from his position as banking regulator in the state Department of Financial services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Shopify’s $1.2B IPO
May 21, 2015

Shopify – a Canadian firm that helps retailers move their goods more efficiently online – announced yesterday (May 20) that it priced its initial public offering at $17 a share. That is above the top end of a price range that investor demand had already...

Partnership Helps Telecom Companies Collect Cash — Digitally
May 21, 2015

Electronic payment company PayNearMe and Telinta, which offers cloud-based financial solutions, will collaborate to roll out a new service that caters to those who are unbanked and underbanked. The companies’ service will allow select telecom-service providers to accept cash payments from their consumers at thousands of locations across...

Vibes’ Tech Helps Brands Engage Apple Watch Consumers
May 21, 2015

Jumping on the Apple Watch bandwagon, with its millions of users and constantly evolving number of apps and widgets, Vibes is hoping its platform can better connect brands to consumers using Apple’s own Passbook app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

The Starbucks Breach That Wasn’t (And Other Lessons In Security)
May 21, 2015

One of the many merits of the World Wide Web is its ability to assist in the near instantaneous transmission of vital information around the world – almost at the speed of light. While the 24-hour news cycle cannot fairly be counted as a product...

Guess How Many Prime Customers Amazon Has?
May 21, 2015

At the end of 2014, analysts estimated that 40 million shoppers had Amazon Prime subscriptions. 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,...

Artificial Intelligence, Real Data Breach Solutions
May 21, 2015

What if someone told you that you could save your organization nearly half a billion dollars and the reputational cost associated with suffering a data breach? And that all you had to do was just recognize, in real time, the abnormal activity that is a...

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J.C. Penney Under Fire For Deceptive Pricing Practices
May 21, 2015

Like many department stores in the U.S., J.C. Penney has not had an easy past few years. Even with the economic recovery gaining momentum, the department store segment continues to underperform – especially in the face of eCommerce competition. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Tracking Business Travel Down To The Mile
May 20, 2015

Travel and expense reporting is entering the digital age in a big way, with solutions that link to wearable and mobile devices on the assumption that a business traveler is always on-the-go, and needs a T&E solution that is just as mobile. Get the Full...