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Bitcoin Goes Presidential And Buttercoin Goes Belly Up
April 10, 2015

As quickly as bitcoin prices rise or dip, so does the number of bitcoin services that enter the market with the aim to persuade merchants to bring bitcoin onto their eCommerce platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Mobile Commerce
Stopping $6.4 Billion Worth Of Post-EMV Fraud
April 10, 2015

By 2018, card fraud is expected to more than double, reaching $6.4 billion. As the U.S. migrates to EMV, CNP fraud in particular is expected to not shockingly spike with fraudsters turning to new channels. Tackling CNP fraud, however, is particularly tricky – the underlying...

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PayPal’s Cybersecurity Firm Acquisition Official
April 10, 2015

Barely a month after agreeing to buy Israeli predictive-security startup CyActive, PayPal announced on Thursday (April 9) that it has closed the deal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Carrier Billing Projected To Pull In $14B By 2019
April 10, 2015

Digital content paid for through carrier billing will generate more than $14 billion in revenue over the next five years, according to a new Juniper Research report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Retail’s Mobile Beacon Tech Gets Ad Network Partner
April 10, 2015

Ad-tech company Freckle IoT is partnering with retail-beacon leader Blue Bite to create a 60,000-beacon network for mobile marketing — the biggest proximity network in North America, according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Experian’s App Eases Consumers’ Credit Choices
April 10, 2015

Credit-reporting agency Experian now has a mobile app that it says will help consumers “feel more confident about their financial situation” — and it has survey results to prove it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Merchant Innovation
Millennials May Be Waste Of Retailers’ Time
April 10, 2015

Is all this catering to millennials a waste of retailers’ time? That’s what a new report from Forrester Research suggests. The problem? Millennials and other consumers under the age of 45 don’t have much money and don’t respond to conventional marketing, while older consumers have...

eBay Updates Post-Split Operating Agreement
April 09, 2015

eBay and PayPal’s evolution toward two separate entities took a big step forward today (April 9) with the filing of the updated Form 10 – which details what the operating futures of the two firms will look like once eBay and PayPal split. The goal,...

Millennials Ready For Nontraditional Lending and Payments
April 09, 2015

Millennials, those born between 1980 and 1994, are embracing alternative banking with gusto. Compared to earlier generations, they more likely to use mobile wallets online peer-to-peer lending and alternative payment services, such as PayPal and Venmo. Currently the largest generation in American history, their openness...