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App Usage Surge Led By Mobile Shopping
January 07, 2015

No matter which sector of the payments industry you’re looking at, the conversation always comes back to mobile. Mobile payments, mobile shopping, mobile websites and mobile app — it all begins with mobile. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Bitcoin Wallet Circle Now Does Tap-To-Pay In-Store
January 07, 2015

Circle’s Bitcoin wallet now allows its users to pay in-store with bitcoins using the Circle mobile app, VentureBeat reported on Tuesday (Jan. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Mobile Shopping Nearly Tripled In 2014
January 07, 2015

Mobile shopping on smartphones and tablets grew 174 percent in 2014, according to analytics vendor Flurry — including a whopping 220 percent jump on Android devices, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

International
Kickstarter Drops Amazon Payments For Stripe
January 07, 2015

Crowdfunding site Kickstarter is replacing Amazon’s payments platform in favor of $3.5 billion payments startup Stripe, Re/code reported on Tuesday (Jan. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Mobile
Apple Watch Gets Ads
January 07, 2015

The Apple Watch has yet to be released, but mobile ad network TapSense has already announced the first programmatic ad platform for Apple’s iPhone-connected wearable, according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Mobile
San Francisco To Test Transit Ticketing App
January 07, 2015

San Francisco’s Muni public transit system will begin testing a mobile ticketing app this summer, the city’s transit agency announced on Tuesday (Jan. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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USPS Expands Same-Day Deliveries From SF and NYC to DC
January 07, 2015

The U.S. Postal Service is expanding its Metro Post same-day e-commerce delivery service to Washington, D.C. starting this month, ECommerceBytes reported on Tuesday (Jan. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Europe
In Hungary, A Shopping Ban Means E-Commerce Too
January 07, 2015

Think online shopping is the perfect way to get around restrictions on when brick-and-mortar stores are allowed to be open? Think again — this week the Hungarian government said that e-commerce deliveries can’t be made when shops can’t stay open, according to Hungarian business publication...

Bluefin Receives PCI Validation For Mobile P2PE
January 06, 2015

Bluefin Payment Systems, provider of secure payment technology for enterprises, financial institutions and small to medium-sized businesses, today announced that its PayConex PCI-validated Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) Solution is certified for mobile payments, according to a company release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...