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U.K. Businesses Whiff On Mobile Market
July 10, 2014

U.K. citizens want more mobile banking, but British businesses have been slow to adapt to eCommerce, according to MasterCard. 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...

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What Does Google Know About Same Day Delivery That Everyone Else Is Missing?
July 10, 2014

Online marketplace Google reportedly has set aside $500 million to fund expansion of its same-day delivery service to more cities, presumably to go head to head with Amazon who has the same ambitions. Yet, this announcement comes on the heels of eBay shuttering plans for...

International
China Union Pay Embraces QR Codes
July 10, 2014

China Union Pay, the nation’s government back credit card issuer, is offering a new service that will allow card holders to pay via QR codes scanned on their mobile device.  The new system will work online and offline, and the company is reportedly now in...

B2B Payments
Spain Moves Forward With E-Invoicing Goals
July 10, 2014

Earlier this year, the Spanish Official Gazette reported the release of Order HAP-1074-2014, which allows for national, regional and local public administrations in Spain to have their own general point of entry for electronic billing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

B2B Payments
Centralized Travel Procurement Is In
July 10, 2014

Experts in the travel procurement sector agree that centralized travel procurement is optimal, but not every organization is equipped to implement and support such a system. What can businesses learn from the experiences of those leading in house travel departments?

B2B Payments
The SMB Mobile Banking Vacuum
July 10, 2014

Mobile banking has become an almost indispensable aspect of consumer banking, yet only a third of SMBs use it as a tool to help them run their businesses. Is it for lack of interest or lack of availability?

Mobile Commerce
Want to Buy Bitcoins.com? You Can.
July 10, 2014

Bitcoins.com, currently home to a very nice beginners primer on digital currency, has up until today been the property of Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of Mt. Gox.  After today, it remains to been seen, as the domain name is going up on the auction...

Europe
iZettle Nabs Another $6.8M
July 10, 2014

Sweden-based iZettle has capped off the series C investment round it first kicked off in May 2014 with an additional pick-up of $6.8 million, brining total round investment to to $61.2 million.  To date, the company has raised a little under $120 million total. Get...

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Braintree Launches Its PayPal “Easy” Button
July 10, 2014

PayPal-owned Braintree is hoping to be the cash register on every app. With the release of its newly updated suite of development tools, Braintree has now made it possible for corporate developers to add their company’s credit-card-payments system and a PayPal button to their app...