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With Priceline, Apple Pay Is Now Travel Brand Must-Have
December 17, 2014

With Priceline.com’s addition of Apple Pay to its travel-booking app last week, Apple Pay is well on its way to becoming a must-have feature for on-the-go travel apps, according to travel-industry website Skift. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Apple Pay
Shopping App Now Tells Users If Apple Pay Works
December 17, 2014

In-store shopping app Chameleon has just added a thoroughly logical feature for an iOS app: It now notifies shoppers when the store they’re in accepts Apple Pay and gives step-by-step instructions for using it, according to BGR. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Loyalty & Rewards
United’s Frequent-Flyer Mobile-Pay Play
December 17, 2014

United Airlines is testing a new mobile rewards program that awards as many as 24 travel miles for each dollar spent with a mobile app, Mobile Commerce Daily reported on Tuesday (Dec. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Alternative Finances
Digit Gets $2.5M To Make You Save Without Noticing
December 17, 2014

Digit, a financial startup that helps users save by taking money out of their checking accounts when they’re not looking, has pulled in $2.5 million in seed funding, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Dec. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Investment Tracker | December 11 – 17
December 17, 2014

Adyen And The Changing Face Of Cross-Border Payment  Christmas, it seems, has come early for global payments technology company Adyen this year. The Amsterdam-based business announced a $250 million funding round Tuesday (December 16), led by global growth equity investor General Atlantic, (with participation from...

Can Quantum Physics Make Fraud-Proof Credit Cards?
December 17, 2014

Never mind NFC and EMV — a team of Dutch researchers claims to have harnessed the power of quantum mechanics in a way that could make payment card fraud a thing of the past, Finextra reported on Tuesday (Dec. 16). Get the Full Story Complete...

Europe
Apple Shuts Down Russian E-Sales Due to Ruble
December 17, 2014

Apple took the unusual move Tuesday (Nov. 16) of shutting down all of its online sales in Russia due to what Apple said were “extreme” ruble fluctuations, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Parking Databreach Hits Airports
December 17, 2014

Park ‘N Fly’s tagline—”More Than Just Parking”—was proven quite correct Tuesday (Dec. 16) when its customers were also given a large payment data breach, according to a report from Krebs On Security. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Was 2014 The “Break Up” Year?
December 16, 2014

ebay and PayPal said they’d break apart. Apple Pay broke into the payments scene, cybercriminals and data breaches everywhere broke merchants hearts and consumers’ confidence and Kim Kardashian broke the internet but not before Alibaba broke the IPO tech record and became more valuable than...