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Retailers Abandoning Google Same-Day Delivery
October 16, 2014

Three key retailers—American Eagle Outfitters, Office Depot and Lucky (grocery)—who had been part of a Google same-day delivery service called Google Express have now changed their minds and withdrawn, according to a report in Fortune. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Apple Pay
Apple Pay To Debut Oct. 20?
October 16, 2014

Apple Pay training documents are now again pointing to Monday (Oct. 20) as the date when Apple wants retailers to start offering shoppers Apple Pay, according to a MacRumors story. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Will Apple Pay Crush Cash And Where Is The Payments Experience Going?
October 15, 2014

Apple Pay is set to release later this week, joining the ranks of Square, Coin, Venmo and other players looking to cut paper currency out of the equation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
Rising Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses
October 15, 2014

As the end of 2014 is drawing closer, small businesses going to renew their insurance plans are feeling the first round of price hikes associated with the ACA. Some business are looking at cost increases of as much as 40 percent, leaving small business owners...

B2B Payments
Breaking the Log Jam in Healthcare Payments Innovation
October 15, 2014

In the healthcare payments space, the doctor is the merchant. As the payment receiver, doctors not only want to get paid faster they want to be paid fairly. How can payments innovation thrive in an ecosystem complicated by paper payments? Bill Fox, Senior Vice President...

Apple Pay
Wow! Siri To Enable Apple Pay
October 15, 2014

iPhone 6 owners will be able to command Siri to activate Apple Pay.  According to Bank Innovation’s Ian Kar by commanding Siri to open a particular card, Apple’s passbook automatically opened, signaling the that Apple’s digital assistant and payments platforms are tied. Get the Full Story...

Mobile Commerce
Square Denies PayPal Purchase Rumors
October 15, 2014

Mark Twain famously said “rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” and though the statement is actually a slight misquote of a correction Twain once sent to a newspaper for his incorrectly run obituary, it is a sentiment that Square can likely relate to...

Mobile
Pay With Open Table Cuts Bill Wait In D.C.
October 15, 2014

By nature Washington, D.C., is a fast-paced population who like restaurants but don’t like to wait. With the launch of Pay with Open Table mobile payments option, there’s a solution to appease both consumers and owners in cutting out the wait to pay the bill....

Europe
New British Regulator Taking A Close Look At Visa and MasterCard
October 15, 2014

Going forward in the U.K. Visa and Master Card will be directly overseen by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). 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...