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Leveraging Apple Pay, Kash Hauls In $2M
November 05, 2014

With Apple Pay and its fight with big-retailer-backed CurrentC grabbing headlines, San Francisco mobile-payments startup Kash thinks it can win over merchants by reducing interchange fees while dodging a requirement for NFC-enabled phones. The company said on Tuesday (Nov. 4) it has raised $2 million...

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Pay By Photo? Tip.ly Says Why Not?
November 05, 2014

Person-to-person payments startup Tip.ly has launched a new service for tipping: Just snap a picture of the tip’s recipient and Tip.ly will handle the rest, according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Beacons, Burgers, Beer And Football
November 05, 2014

The San Francisco 49ers have gone live with a network of beacons that covers all 1.85 million square feet of their football stadium, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Congress’s eBay Data Breach Probe
November 05, 2014

A bipartisan group of U.S. House representatives have asked eBay some pointed questions in the wake of the massive data breach the company announced in May — and for now, at least, eBay has satisfied the lawmakers, according to eCommerceBytes. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
B2B Data Analytics Firm Launches New Company
November 04, 2014

B2B data analytics specialist Madison Logic on Monday (Nov. 3) launched a sister company after “outpaced revenue expectations,” the company said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

New B2B Taxi Mobile Launches
November 04, 2014

Easy Taxi, a global B2B mobile taxi app, is expanding operations in Qatar. 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....

Inside the “Evil Nexus” of Fraud and Data Breaches
November 04, 2014

Cybercrime can cost up to $3.8 billion USD globally, in hard costs. But add in the time and resources that consumers, e-commerce merchants, and FIs spend fighting fraud attacks, and that total balloons to more like $274 billion. That’s according to a new ThreatMetrix report....

Fixing the Three Major Problems in B2B Payments
November 04, 2014

Just a few weeks ago, top players and innovators in the B2B payments space gathered at PYMNTS’ B2B conference in New York City. After the keynote speech on global trends and regulations in the space, PYMNTS sat down on-site with John Bruggeman, CEO of Traxpay,...

PCI Council Says Compliance Necessary For Secure B2B Payments
November 04, 2014

As companies get increasingly nervous about data security on B2B transactions, the PCI Council is offering some guidance about the need for merchants to better train employees and increase awareness about security protocols. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...