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Innovation Investment Tracker | November 2014
December 03, 2014

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Mobile Commerce
Tumblr’s New Buy Button
December 03, 2014

Tumblr on Tuesday (Dec. 2) rolled out an apparently easier way to make purchases through the service. In its own blog post, Tumblr offered simple instructions: “1. Find something you love on Etsy, Artsy, Kickstarter, or DoSomething. 2.      Post it to Tumblr. 3. That’s it....

Fixing Global Payments’ $26 Trillion Problem
December 03, 2014

The global payments environment is increasingly crowded, even noisy. Next to Apple Pay, it’s a topic of conversation that’s all over the payments industry for obvious reasons – where there’s global commerce, there’s a need for global payments. But there are specific areas in dire...

Europe
Startup Wants To Disrupt How Train Tickets Are Bought (Hooray)
December 03, 2014

As much fun as it is to ride a high-speed train across Europe, it’s just about that miserable to buy the tickets online. But Paris-based travel startup Capitaine Train is working to make the ticket purchase as smooth and quick as the train ride —...

Macy’s Gives Customers 1 Million Reasons To Be Excited About Black Friday
December 03, 2014

This year Macy’s gave customers 1 million more reasons to be excited about Black Friday. 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,...

Loyalty & Rewards
Put Your Loyalty Cards On Your Phone
December 03, 2014

Hong Kong-based startup PassKit has added another item to its mobile loyalty toolkit: a digital-wallet version of that old small-business loyalty standby, the stamp card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

PayPal’s Takes Start Tank To India
December 03, 2014

PayPal’s latest aide to startups is on its way. News reports say the eBay-owned payments company is set to launch its newest Start Tank, a resource for startups in need of business, financial and intellectual support Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

How Apple Pay Plans To Bump You To The Front Of The Line At Starbucks
December 03, 2014

The Apple Watch is expected to roll out in early 2015 but that isn’t stopping Impekable UI designers from mocking up potential new experiences that are designed to excite consumers once the timepiece is out to the public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

International
MasterCard Takes On Bitcoin Down Under
December 03, 2014

MasterCard has asked Australian lawmakers to regulate Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency exchanges exactly the way it does other payments operators — complete with anti-money-laundering and consumer protection features, according to Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...