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P.F. Chang’s CEO Confirms Breach Affected 33 Locations
August 05, 2014

In a statement released Monday (August 4), restaurant chain P.F. Chang CEO Rich Federico confirmed that the data breach reported in early June 2014 affected 33 locations at the chain nationwide. The cyber attack hit the Chinese bistro’s payment card processing systems and cybercriminals were...

Merchant Innovation
More Rumors About Apple And NFC – This Time With Visa
August 05, 2014

Apple has been rumored to be close to supporting NFC for more than four years, with Apple never doing it. That ambivalence is critically important, as the aggressive pilot-happy demographic that loves the iPhone is exactly the audience that NFC needs to woo. As long...

Merchant Innovation
Walmart’s Big (And Personal) eCommerce Push
August 05, 2014

Walmart.com is embracing the three key E-Commerce shuns–customizations, localizations and mobilizations—as it tries to push it’s strongest advantage against Amazon: more than 11,000 physical stores staffed by some 2.2 million associates. Given that it is an advantage that Amazon can’t touch, why not flex those...

International
Payment Card Losses Soar In Europe
August 05, 2014

Card losses in Europe are increasing sharply, according to a new report by Euromonitor International, which plotted payment fraud across the continent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

CoD eCommerce Launches in Thailand
August 05, 2014

WearYouWant has a novel solution for a problem facing e-commerce vendors across the developing world.  Thailand has high mobile penetration—nearly half of all citizens have a mobile device—and social media is popular.  However natural a fit for e-commerce the countries like Thailand may seem, however,...

International
U.K Consumers Getting In Touch With Contactless Payments
August 05, 2014

Across the U.K. contactless payments seem to be heading down a path toward ignition as consumers made 19.7 million contactless transaction in May 2014. That represents an eighteen percent over the previous month and a 35 percent upswing in use year-to year. Get the Full...

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Are Credit Card Issuers’ Glory Days Back?
August 05, 2014

Spending on credit cards is back in vogue. And this time, issuers are reaping the benefits of better loan quality. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Showdown At The POS: Ingenico versus VeriFone
August 05, 2014

Ever wanted to know how two similar players stack up when compared head to head? For the inaugural edition of our “versus” series we bring you VeriFone and Ingenico, the world’s leading makers of stand-alone POS terminals. Both have taken different approaches to their markets...

Virtual Piggy Throttles Kid’s Spending To Protect Parents
August 05, 2014

Every month the same scene plays out at kitchen tables across America—parents receiving their bank statement or credit card bill are suddenly struck by blind dread and horror as they realize that their children have somehow spent most of their monthly salary buying in-app upgrades...