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The Latest POS Breach – Who and How
September 29, 2014

There’s more reported fallout from the databreach at sandwich-chain Jimmy John’s, with some 100 new restaurant victims identified and a confirmation from the chain that “an unauthorized person gained access to a user name and password that Signature Systems used to remotely access POS systems.”...

Merchant Innovation
In First Post-IPO Deal, Alibaba Goes For Hotel Technology
September 29, 2014

In its first major deal after its record-breaking $25 billion IPO this month, Alibaba Group Holding has dropped almost a half-billion-dollars to buy a chunk of a Beijing firm that delivers technology services to hotels. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
The Fed Wants To Clean Up Token Confusion
September 29, 2014

The Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and Atlanta applaud the many efforts to standardize payment tokenization, except the part that there are in fact so many such efforts. The potential for confusion and, much worse, standards conflicts undermining token efforts—especially in mobile—is a great concern...

Apple Pay and Mobile Payments’ Secret Weapon
September 29, 2014

The launch of Apple Pay has started a lot of conversations about winners and losers in the mobile payments space. The fact that Apple Pay launched with an NFC payments capability for in-store payments has everyone high-fiving over the notion of an NFC dominated mobile...

B2B Payments
DS-Factoring Provides $3M AR Facility To Indian Automobile Parts Maker 
September 29, 2014

DS-Concept Factoring, has provided $3 million exports accounts receivable facility to an Indian autoparts maker that is getting ready to take on the global market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

B2B Payments
Siemens Chooses Tungsten For E-Invoicing
September 29, 2014

German engineering firm Siemens has chose Tungsten Corp PLC to help it bring E-Incoicing to both its suppliers and businesses worldwide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Welcome to PYMNTS Weekender!
September 26, 2014

Want a snapshot of the themes that drove the buzz about payments innovation last week? Tune in, literally, to PYMNTS Weekender.

Apple Pay
PYMNTS Apple Pay Weekly Recap: The Week of Bugs, Beacons and Buyers’ Remorse
September 26, 2014

Want some fodder for that next water cooler convo? Here’s our weekly take on what’s movin’ and shakin’ across the Apple Pay Ecosystem.

Say Bye-Bye To WiFi Analytics With Apple’s iOS8
September 26, 2014

It seems that one of the updates to the iOS8 ecosystem is that it randomizes the MAC addresses of iPhones every time they connect to a WiFi network. According to Apple, this was done as part of their commitment to further protecting the privacy of...