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Indian Micro-Finance’s $125M Pick-Up And A New Use Case For Facebook
February 18, 2015

Slacktivism: The act of participating in obviously pointless activities as an expedient alternative to actually expending effort to fix a problem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

West Coast Port Slow Down To Cost Retailers $7B
February 18, 2015

The slow down at the Port of Long Beach wears on. 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 Today. By completing this form,...

Meet You At The Marketplace?
February 18, 2015

In 2009, Square found a way to turn a mobile phone into a cheap, wireless point of sale device, giving birth to a new payments vocabulary word – mPOS and creating a way for small retailers to accept credit cards. Since then, Square has moved...

Apple Pay A Hit For Staples Online (In-Store Not So Much)
February 18, 2015

Apple Pay for in-store purchases via NFC gets much of the attention, even though much of the action the new payment service sees is actually online.  That has been the case for Staples anyway; the big box retailer says that since its launch in October...

UK Banks Using Touch I.D. For Authentication
February 18, 2015

Two British banks are getting into biometric authentication.  Going forward, customers of RBS and NatWest will be able to access their banking accounts via smartphones using fingerprint recognition technology. The feature will need to be initially activated with their security information, but from then on...

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UK Money Transfer Startup Banks $100M In Funding
February 18, 2015

In what reports say is one of the largest US venture capital raising rounds for a UK startup, money transfer service WorldRemit has nabbed $100 million in funding, spearheaded by Silicon Valley investor Technology Crossover Ventures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Starbucks’ Subscription Delivery Gets Brewing
February 18, 2015

For those customers looking to get an extra fill from Starbucks, the coffee company announced yesterday (Feb. 17) the launch of its fresh delivery subscription program that provides consumers exclusive access to selections from its own Seattle Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room. Get the Full Story Complete...

Berlin Tech Startup Aims To Simplify Bus Travel
February 18, 2015

Booking intercity travel by bus isn’t as easy as it is by plane when booking through a company. But shouldn’t it be? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Venmo Goes Dark
February 18, 2015

Mobile payments app Venmo suffered a massive outage Tuesday night (Feb. 17), but about an hour later the company reported it had resolved the issue. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...