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Uber’s Compromise In India To Appease Regulators
September 09, 2014

Global ride-hailing company Uber is scrambling to find payments partners in India to meet new mobile-payments regulations that go live on Oct. 31, India’s Economic Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Apple Mobile Payments At CVS and Walgreens
September 09, 2014

Apple’s new mobile payments system will use tokenization as well as contactless payment, 9to5 Mac reported, based on the new point-of-sale terminals installed in Apple’s own stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

The “Intel Inside” of Payments
September 09, 2014

TSYS’ enterprise tokenization initiative is just the latest step in its march to helping its issuing and merchant clients run their businesses more efficiently. Paul Bridgewater, TSYS Group Executive, Global Product & Innovation says that tokenization and keeping data secure is just one of the...

Mobile Commerce
Twitter Launches Buy Button With Major Retailers
September 09, 2014

Twitter began testing a “Buy” button on Monday (Sept. 8) with a small number of U.S. users, according to Business Insider. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Merchant Innovation
E-Tailer Fancy Looking For Buyer After Fund Raising Efforts Stall
September 09, 2014

Customer-curated Web retailer Fancy is in talks to sell itself to eBay for about $1 billion after struggling to raise financing, according to Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Home Depot And Target Hit With Identical Malware
September 09, 2014

Home Depot has confirmed that its payment systems were breached at U.S. and Canadian stores, the retailer said on Monday (Sept. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

In Depth
B2B ePayments: The Pros And Cons
September 09, 2014

A variety of alternatives exist for B2B payments, and each has variations that require consideration, both for their positives and negatives. How long is the float? How much does the payment form cost to accept, or to set up? How much effort is it going...

Mobile
Amazon’s Fire Phone Price Slashed To 99 Cents
September 09, 2014

Talk about your fire sale. Amazon on Monday (Sept. 8) slashed the price of its 32-GByte Fire smartphone from to 99 cents—barely two months after launching it at $199. The requirement to have a 2-year AT&T contract remained. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Texas Health Network Reduces Procurement Burden
September 09, 2014

Baylor Scott & White Health, Texas’s largest not-for-profit health care system, was looking to reduce the costs it was incurring through its purchasing operations, hoping to make its procurement process more affordable. So it decided to change eCommerce providers. Get the Full Story Complete the...