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Americans Pocketing Gas-Price Savings
February 02, 2015

Lower gas prices have allowed Americans to put money back in their wallets…and that’s exactly where that money is staying. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Study: Consumers Slow to Get Into Mobile Payments
February 02, 2015

Whether it’s through Apple Pay, Softcard, or Google Wallet, mobile payments are jockeying for position in the marketplace with retailers, but according to one survey, it may be putting the cart before the horse, as consumers have been slow to truly embrace mobile payments in...

Walmart and Sears Get the Likes
February 02, 2015

The “likes” have it: Walmart and Sears were the most popular store sites on Facebook during the 2014 holiday season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

PULSE Unveils New Brand Identity
February 02, 2015

Discover Financial Services’ PULSE has gotten a facelift. 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...

Is The Integrated POS System The Future Of Financial Services
February 02, 2015

There’s an old joke, told in many forms where one person asks for directions to a famous place, followed by the wrong type of direction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Merchant Innovation
To Pay At McDonalds, All You Need Is Love
February 02, 2015

Hungry?  Have a hole in your stomach that only two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun can fill? In short, do you need a Big Mac? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Merchant Innovation
PayPal And Dunnhumby Pour $1.2M Into Pulsate
February 02, 2015

PayPal and consumer science company Dunnhumby have partnered up to drop $1.2 million in funding into Pulsate.  Pulsate’s platform targets ad content based on a user’s location and preferences. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Channeling Retail’s Inner Data Scientists
February 02, 2015

The quickest way to describe the difference between cooking and baking is as follows – cooking is in art, but baking is all science. Chefs known for instinctively adjusting their recipes and never making the same meal twice run five star Michelin restaurants. Bakers known...

Google Now Integrated With Instacart, Lyft And 40 Other New Third-Party Aps
February 02, 2015

Google Now is the search giant’s newest attempt to make the smart phone smarter.  The intelligence layer running within the Google mobile app saves users the trouble of looking for desired apps themselves. Instead, Google Now searches for you and surfaces with the right app...