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India’s ICICI Bank Lets Customers Tweet Real-Time Payments
January 20, 2015

India’s largest private-sector bank will now let its customers use Twitter for real-time fund transfers, the Times of India reported on Monday (Jan. 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Whole Foods Adds Bars And Eateries To New Chicago Stores
January 20, 2015

Whole Foods is set to open seven new stores in the Chicago area that will each include in-store dining options and bars, in hopes that will give adult customers more reasons to visit, the Chicago Tribune reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Rubikloud Gets $7M To Help Stores Analyze Big Data
January 20, 2015

Toronto-based startup Rubikloud has raised $7 million to help retailers use a big-data approach to customer analytics, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Venture Capital’s Best Year Since 2000: $48.3B
January 20, 2015

U.S. venture capital just had a huge year — in fact, 2014 was the biggest year for VCs since 2000, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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China’s First Online Bank Finally Launches
January 20, 2015

China’s first experiment in online banking has finally opened its virtual doors — but for now, only for a select few, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Date-Backed Lending, Discrimination And The Future Of Financing
January 19, 2015

Lending standards as we understand them today tend to reflect a verdict about our past spending history.  In the future,  lending standards may be more tied to the things we are doing right now. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Payments Industry Pairings and Partings In 2015
January 19, 2015

Here we are – 19 days into a new year and midway in the month known apparently as “divorce month.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Can Banks Embrace Their Inner Uber?
January 19, 2015

2014 was an exciting year for payments, and digital solutions played an important role in rewriting the rules of product design and customer engagement. Did anyone have a better September than Jack Ma, CEO and founder of Alibaba, whose business is largely online powered via...

Alibaba Looks to Use Alipay to Grow US-to-China Trade
January 19, 2015

Most Americans were unfamiliar with the Chinese company Alibaba until last September, when the e-Commerce giant launched its IPO to an eager Wall Street and started the talk of an upcoming showdown between Alibaba and Amazon for the wallets of the public. Get the Full...