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Square Shuffles Its Executive Team
December 12, 2014

As it approaches its 6th anniversary, Square has announced some major changes for the company. Most recently, those changes are said to include a reorganization of its engineering executive team as the company looks to streamline oversight of its growing business. Get the Full Story...

Krispy Kreme Launches Into Mobile Payments
December 12, 2014

Krispy Kreme is getting into the mobile payments game with its own loyalty app. 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...

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Robinhood App Goes Live With Free Stock Trades
December 12, 2014

With startups steadily squeezing out the fees for retail payments, doing to same thing for people buying stocks was probably inevitable — it just took longer in the heavily regulated brokerage space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Alternative Finances
The $103B Bank Revenue Stream
December 12, 2014

Financially underserved consumers now spend more than $100 billion a year on financial fee and interest charges, according to a report released Thursday (Dec. 11) by the Center for Financial Service Innovation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Startup Snags $2M to Predict Consumer Behavior
December 12, 2014

Predictive analytics startup Framed Data has raised $2 million in new seed funding, just months after adding features that predict when a mobile app’s user will be willing to pay for premium services or make in-app purchases, TechCrunch reported on Thursday (Dec. 11). Get the...

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India’s Snapdeal Snaps Up Wishpicker
December 12, 2014

As Alibaba, Amazon and other global ecommerce players ramp up their operations in India, New Delhi-based online marketplace Snapdeal is beefing up by acquiring online gift retailer Wishpicker, India’s Economic Times reported on Thursday (Dec. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Face-Scanning ATM Tests In Baltimore
December 12, 2014

A Baltimore credit union is about to go live with an ATM that authenticates customers with facial recognition, according to Credit Union Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

PYMNTS Talks Back About … Apple Pay
December 12, 2014

Variety, it is said, is the spice of life. 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,...

The Apple PayPal Relationship Warms Up A Little
December 12, 2014

Apple started accepting PayPal in its online retail store in both the U.S. and the U.K. on Thursday (Dec. 11). Although the two companies have been exchanging words of not-niceness regarding its rivalry with mobile in-store payment (ApplePay versus in-store PayPal), its online relationship has...