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PayPal Data On Impact Of ‘Liar-Buyer’ Fraud
February 24, 2015

A new research paper written by three academics who used to work for PayPal says that there’s one type of fraud that’s becoming increasingly common (yet widely unknown) in today’s e-commerce space: “Liar buyer fraud.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Hungry Customers Buy More Stuff (Not Just Food)
February 24, 2015

Every consumer knows not to go to a grocery store when hungry because it invariably ends the same way – leaving the store with way more food than needed – when an empty stomach is in charge of the trip (and therefore, the wallet) instead...

Digital Payments Breeds Big Tippers
February 24, 2015

Digital payment systems are making consumers nicer. 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, you agree...

Visa Prepares European Tokens And P2P Payments
February 24, 2015

Apple Pay is coming closer to reality in Europe as Visa prepares for a mid-April launch of  a tokenization service customized for the European marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Wall Street Banks And Law Firms Pairing Up To Take On Cybercrime
February 24, 2015

That banks are under constant threat of cyberattack is well known – just last week PYMNTS reported on an international bank hack that robbed 100 banks worldwide of an estimated $900 million. Now Wall Street banks and the big law firms that serve them want to...

Mobile Pay Tech Lets Users Say To Pay
February 24, 2015

Biometric authentication technology company NXT-ID wants to bring consumers who want to pay with their phone a new, and potentially easier method to say how they want to pay: by using their voice. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Faster, Smarter, Better FI Innovation
February 24, 2015

Conventional wisdom would say that delivering a solution that’s faster, better and smarter is impossible since you often sacrifice one or two of those attributes to get the other(s). But Fiserv’s SVP of Emerging Payments, Ginger Schmeltzer says that all three are, in fact, what...

Making Business Payments Smart
February 24, 2015

Death to the status quo. That’s what Karla Friede, CEO of Nvoicepay, says is the mindset now of corporate buyers and suppliers who understand that with smart payment solutions come a massive return to their bottom line. That implies that B2B payments suppliers have a...

UK Post Office To Support APS’ Banking Services
February 24, 2015

Advanced Payment Solutions (APS) announced yesterday (Feb. 23) that it has teamed up with the UK Post Office to support its business and consumer account holders at the post office’s 11,500 branches — extending APS’ banking services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...