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Facebook Adds Features For Local Business
May 14, 2015

In their ever-escalating quest to cash in on ad revenue, Facebook has added some neat new features to help attract local business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

WeWork Links With Chase To Offer Discounts Via Paymentech
May 14, 2015

WeWork is partnering with Chase to offer the NYC tech startup members discounted rates and premium customer service through Paymentech, Chase’s commerce arm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Macy’s Upscale Upgrade
May 14, 2015

As Macy’s is seeing revenue from its department store business slide, it is planning to move its best and most productive stores to upscale. This decision comes as Macy’s is announcing their second quarter in a row of falling sales figures, exacerbated by wicked East...

Mobile Takes Over QVC’s Online Sales
May 14, 2015

Mobile is becoming an increasingly dominant part of QVC’s online sales, according to parent company Liberty Interactive’s latest quarterly report released last week (May 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Forget Fingerprints – Pay With Iris Authentication
May 14, 2015

Now the eyes really do have it. NTT DoCoMo’s new smartphone uses iris authentication to unlock the phone – and OK mobile payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Mitek’s New Mobile Tech Verifies Driver’s Licenses
May 14, 2015

Mitek, the mobile capture and identity company, is launching a new mobile technology at FinovateSpring 2015 in San Diego, the first to instantly verify whether a driver’s license is real or not. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Walmart Primed To Challenge Amazon Prime
May 14, 2015

Walmart may be best known for its sprawling brick-and-mortar stores, while Amazon is considered the online commerce king. But the two are competing head-to-head in their quest to offer consumers the cheapest, fastest shopping experience, with Walmart making recent reinforcements of its online commerce services,...

Tricks To Spot Hidden Costs In Payments Processing
May 14, 2015

$33 per invoice. That’s what the IOFM says it costs to process paper invoices. Dodging those and other lurking hidden costs, says Store Financial CEO Eric Mettemeyer, requires organizations to focus not only on the payments method but also the payment process. PYMNTS caught up...

Microsoft Partners With Rival For Big Data Support
May 13, 2015

Canonical has positioned itself in the technology world as an enemy of Microsoft. The company is working to push its operating system, Ubuntu Linux, as a replacement to Microsoft Windows. But while the companies may not be a likely pair, reports emerged Tuesday (May 12)...