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Visa Names NBCUniversal And Starwood Vet Vasant Prabhu As CFO
February 03, 2015

Just four days after Visa CEO Charles Scharf told analysts that he had nothing to report about Visa’s search for a new CFO, the company announced on Monday (Feb. 2) that NBCUniversal CFO Vasant M. Prabhu will be moving into the Visa post as of...

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Green Dot Will Try Credit Cards Again
February 03, 2015

Prepaid card giant Green Dot plans to begin offering credit lines to its customers. It’s a move the company has tried before — but the new version likely foreshadows how new regulations will reshape the prepaid card industry, according to American Banker. Get the Full...

Google Looks Back, Forward on Security Rewards Programs
February 02, 2015

On Friday (Jan. 30), Google posted a “Year in Review, Year in Preview” report on its Security Rewards Programs. 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...

Uber Does Your Nails
February 02, 2015

First kittens, then puppies, now manicures. 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 to...

Supermarket Chain Data Breach Loss Capped at $500,000
February 02, 2015

In what may be one of a few legal battles regarding financial liabilities of data breaches, the United States District Court ruled that supermarket chain Schnuck Markets is only liable for the first $500,000 in damages resulted from a series of data hacks between 2012...

Payments Innovation Rankings Soon To Be Unveiled
February 02, 2015

Have you ever looked up “innovation” in the dictionary? 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,...

US Business Groups to China: Delay New Cybersecurity Rules
February 02, 2015

United States business groups are calling upon China to postpone the implementation of new regulations that some are saying could be a “backdoor” for espionage and hacking by the Chinese government, according to an industry trade letter attained by the BBC. Get the Full Story...

Storm Juno Came at a $35M Price for Online Retailers
February 02, 2015

Online retailers don’t even have brick-and-mortar stores, but Storm Juno still managed to blow their doors off. 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...

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Q4 Android Shipments Fall for the First Time
February 02, 2015

According to analysis from ABI Research reported in BusinessWire, Q4 2014 was a bad one for Android makers, as competition from Apple and forked Androids caused a decrease in shipments for the first time, most notably Samsung. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...