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Mobile Commerce
May U.S. Personal Income Outpaced Consumption Expenditures
June 27, 2014

The improving U.S. economy is having a positive effect on personal savings as well as wages and salaries, new government data show. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
Why Do I Need A Foreign Exchange Provider?
June 27, 2014

It is essential for manufacturing businesses to find a quality foreign exchange provider, especially with more organizations beginning to operate internationally. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
South Carolina Signs $51 Million EBT Contract With Xerox
June 27, 2014

Like many other states, South Carolina is looking to reduce its EBT fraud while also finding another card provider to replace Chase, which is leaving the EBT and commercial prepaid card market. The state has chosen to work with Xerox, which will offer a Web-based...

Mobile Commerce
Uber: Now Delivering Weddings
June 27, 2014

Ride-sharing up-and-comer Uber is familiar with thinking outside the box, and delivering things as practical as Christmas Trees and strange as kittens, to people around the nation in an effort to spread the word about a new way to catch a ride. Get the Full...

Acquiring
Alibaba Chooses The New York Stock Exchange For IPO
June 27, 2014

The world’s largest e-retailer, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., will list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, further cementing the 222-year-old market’s dominance as they listing spot for technology companies. Alibaba also announced that it intends to use the ticker BABA. Get the Full Story Complete...

International
E-billing Grows in Brazil
June 26, 2014

E-billing in Brazil started in 2012 with an initiative of the federal and state tax authorities. Its aim is to end the need of an authorized printer for fiscal receipts and replacing it by an e-invoice, which can be printed in any device or sent...

Europe
Beacons Take on the Grocery Store
June 26, 2014

Supermarket Carrefour and convenience store Nisa launched a pilot test in Madrid and London, which uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons attached to trolleys and baskets to track a shopper’s journey around the store. Merchants are then provided with data on how shoppers move around...

B2B Payments
New FDA Regulations Could Raise Costs For Fleet Owners
June 26, 2014

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering new rules that will effect how food products are hauled long distance. The new regs have some fleet owners sweating, as the new requirements around refrigerating food, cleaning vehicles between loads, and food protection during transportation will...

Exclusive Series
Unlocking Omnichannel With a Single Data Stream
June 26, 2014

Omnichannel is a riddle wrapped in an enigma, enabling multiple payment methods and offers across devices and channels with one single view of the customer. Solving that riddle can only mean one thing: having a single data stream that follows that consumer. MPD CEO Karen...