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Google Takes Aim at Apple’s Domination of Business Market
March 03, 2015

These days, personal devices need to handle both work and play. By some estimates, nearly 80 percent of workers using a mobile device for work are using their own. The shift from company-issued smartphones and tablets to bring your own device (BYOD) policies has fundamentally...

B2B Payments
Anachron Automates E-Invoicing For Spanish Government
March 03, 2015

Governments are catching on: e-procurement and electronic invoicing programs save money and make for a smooth buying process. The success of these programs, studies show, often lead to the private sector adopting the same money-saving strategy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Hackers Cracked Into Natural Grocers’ Registers
March 03, 2015

Customer credit and debit card information on Natural Grocers’ cash registers has been illegally accessed; what’s being done with that information remains to be seen. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

PayPal Pairs With Paydiant (To Change The M-Pay Game?)
March 03, 2015

While Apple may have made the most anticipated announcement of September 2014, PayPal easily took the crown for the most unexpected a few weeks later. That’s when it told the world that it would split from its parent company eBay and go out on its...

Ingenico Launches NFC mPOS Solution
March 03, 2015

Ingenico is bringing contactless payment to smaller retailers, with a little bit of contact. 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...

US Bank Joins List Of Samsung Pay Backers
March 03, 2015

One bank after another has been getting on board with Samsung Pay since the mobile wallet was announced; the latest to do so is U.S. Bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Merchant Innovation
Visa Partnerships Bring In-Car Purchase Experience
March 03, 2015

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on March 2, Visa, Accenture and Pizza Hut announced a new proof-of-concept connected car program that will enable drivers to order and pay for pizza using car dashboard software. The partnership will combine Visa Checkout’s payments features, Accenture’s...

Loyalty & Rewards
Don Kingsborough Joins The Board Of Raise
March 03, 2015

Online gift card marketplace Raise has snagged payments industry veteran Don Kingsborough for its board of directors. 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...

Bread, Bananas And Building Better Customer Retention
March 03, 2015

Much like the consumers they serve, retailers have a habit of falling in love with newness when it comes to their customer base. Adding new names to the email list, attracting new foot traffic into physical stores, drawing new eyes to the website – companies...