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Coupa Enhances Enterprise Software Solution
June 19, 2015

Coupa Software, a provider of cloud spend management solutions for the B2B industry, has announced the rollout of a software upgrade, Coupa Release 13, to enhance its business capabilities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Security’s Less Than Stellar Week
June 19, 2015

It is hard to say enough good things about human ingenuity — written language, currency, flight, space travel and pocket-sized supercomputers all exist because someone (or a group of someones) saw an attainable goal where everyone else saw an insurmountable obstacle. Get the Full Story...

What Google Tells Us About Bitcoin Users
June 19, 2015

Knowing just who uses bitcoin is a bit tricky given the largely anonymous nature of the digital currency. 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...

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Browse Amazon But Buy Local With Bookindy
June 19, 2015

Look no farther than bookstores like Borders or Barnes & Noble to see the impact of Amazon’s disruption in the publishing world. But a new website in the U.K. is aiming to give local bookstores a fighting chance against the eCommerce giant. Get the Full...

Europe
Imagotag Seals €35m NFC Contract in Europe
June 19, 2015

Imagotag, a subsidiary of Store Electronic Systems (SES), an electronic shelf labels supplier, just sealed an exclusive agreement in Germany with a mysterious “leading international retailer.” The €35m contract, which is one of the world’s largest ESL roll-out agreements to date according to Imagotag’s website,...

Google And Ingenico Team Up To Help Europeans Boost Cross-Border eCommerce
June 19, 2015

Ingenico and Google are banding together to help European merchants grow relationships, and sales, beyond their own borders. 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...

International
Let Traditional State-Run Banks Create Online Units, Says China Central Bank Researcher
June 19, 2015

Upstart financial institutions have been using technology to encroach on areas typically the province of China’s state-run banks, according to a senior central bank researcher. And the country’s regulators should set up rules allowing those traditional firms to create online finance units to battle that...

McDonald’s Getting Smaller For The First Time In 40 Years
June 19, 2015

An almost half century of growth is good by any count – and as McDonald’s is learning this week, all good things must come to an end. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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AmEx Faces Legally Leveled Playing Field At the PoS
June 19, 2015

After years of policies geared the other way, American Express will no long prohibit merchants who accept their card from steering consumers to their rivals at Visa and MasterCard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...