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Merchant Innovation
Trackin Maps Real-Time Restaurant Delivery
February 17, 2015

As mobile food orders continue to develop technologically — and in keeping with the prediction of Rocket Internet’s CEO regarding the growth of this industry in mobile commerce — restaurants are now looking to integrate order processing into assessments of its labor force and most...

International
Alipay Eases European E-Commerce Access To China
February 17, 2015

Alipay, the leading Chinese payment processor, agreed to a deal with Limonetik, a leading European payments processor, that will enable European merchants access to Chinese consumers via online payments, according to a press release sent to The Paypers on Feb. 16. The deal enables Limonetik’s “one...

What Would You Do If You Were Regulator For A Day?
February 17, 2015

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GrubHub Rival Just Eat Expands Latin American Presence
February 17, 2015

Recently made public company and GrubHub rival Just Eat announced this week that they had bought out Mexican online take-out service SinDelantal.mx, adding it to the Spanish SinDelantal it had bought three years ago as Latin America increasingly becomes a battleground for online food delivery....

Urgent.ly Aims To Be The Uber Of AAA
February 17, 2015

Stuck on a dusty road miles from the nearest town because the car’s got a flat-tire? Usually that means whipping out the AAA membership card and calling for a tow truck, but one company, Urgent.ly, is trying to make that easier by using GPS technology...

News
Facebook Patents Ways To Advertise Only To The Influential
February 17, 2015

While the world tries to determine whether social media celebrities count as real celebrities, there is little controversy around the idea that the social media famous have a big role to play in motivating the shopping behaviors of others.  Everyone wants to be like the...

Apple Pay’s Path Into China Through Alipay And Union Pay Has Hit A Roadblock
February 17, 2015

Apple’s attempts to bring Apple Pay to China have hit a few bumps in the road. 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...

Europe
iZettle Releases Free Chip And PIN Reader For European SMBs
February 17, 2015

Europe’s answer to Square, iZettle, is introducing its new Card Reader Lite, which is reportedly the world’s first free-­of-charge Chip and PIN reader. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

‘Trusted Identity’ – On Demand
February 17, 2015

Real-time is the reality of payments and underpins everything from how and when funds are sent and received to how cards are replaced if lost are stolen. In response, Entrust Datacard VP, Ray Wizbowski, says bank branches are now honing in on instant card issuance...