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Gift card spending has grown from $40 billion in 2003 to over $100 billion in 2014, says the Mercator Advisory Group. According to the National Retail Federation’s Monthly Consumer Survey, they have topped the list of most requested gifts for the last 8 years. In...
“If you want to live in a cashless society, where most consumers and merchants are using their mobile phones for payments and other financial services, pack your bags and head to Somaliland or a few other destinations that are as long on mobile payments as...
Square Cash is taking advantage of Apple’s new Touch ID feature to catch up with the competition. The mobile payment app, owned by Square, now allows users to authenticate their money transfers with their fingerprint in its latest app update, a feature reports say is...
Federal investigators have been called to probe a security breach involving a $30.8 million fraudulent transaction at online money transfer site Xoom, reports say. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Is Target headed towards the same fate as Sears? Analysis of the discount retailer’s latest numbers suggest it’s possible. 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...
No matter which sector of the payments industry you’re looking at, the conversation always comes back to mobile. Mobile payments, mobile shopping, mobile websites and mobile app — it all begins with mobile. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Circle’s Bitcoin wallet now allows its users to pay in-store with bitcoins using the Circle mobile app, VentureBeat reported on Tuesday (Jan. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Mobile shopping on smartphones and tablets grew 174 percent in 2014, according to analytics vendor Flurry — including a whopping 220 percent jump on Android devices, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
