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Amazon’s eGift Surprise
December 12, 2014

Amazon has launched a Surprise! for the holiday season, TechCrunch reported. 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...

Lending Club Soars to $8.5 Billion On First Day
December 12, 2014

The Lending Club set its IPO Thursday (Dec. 11) at $1.5 billion higher than it said it would on Dec. 1 — valuing the company at $5.4 billion and pricing its shares at $15,  instead of a $4 billion valuation and shares between $10-12. Get the...

Nordstrom Partners With eBay For Smart Fitting Rooms
December 12, 2014

Nordstrom announced it is testing eBay’s smart fitting room technology so it can bring the digital shopping experience into its stores. This is the same 24-hour shoppable window technology that Kate Spade used in 2013. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Does Twitter Drive Impulse Spending?
December 12, 2014

Twitter might just be the golden ticket to mobile as online ticket services like SeatGeek and movie theaters are seeking out Twitter’s Promoted Tweets feature and embedded links to push sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

New Bluetooth Standards Might Burst The Beacon Bubble
December 12, 2014

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has adopted a new version (4.2) of the Bluetooth core specification in an attempt to improve security by preventing Bluetooth beacons from pairing with smartphones without the user’s permission. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Holiday Spending Myths Debunked
December 12, 2014

Think you know all there is to know about holiday shopping in 2014? Might be time to think again. While the headlines during the holiday season tend to be as unvarying as the seasons – “The Price of Gas Will Control Consumer Spending,” “It’s All...

Square Shuffles Its Executive Team
December 12, 2014

As it approaches its 6th anniversary, Square has announced some major changes for the company. Most recently, those changes are said to include a reorganization of its engineering executive team as the company looks to streamline oversight of its growing business. Get the Full Story...

Krispy Kreme Launches Into Mobile Payments
December 12, 2014

Krispy Kreme is getting into the mobile payments game with its own loyalty app. 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...

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Robinhood App Goes Live With Free Stock Trades
December 12, 2014

With startups steadily squeezing out the fees for retail payments, doing to same thing for people buying stocks was probably inevitable — it just took longer in the heavily regulated brokerage space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...