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MasterCard And Uber Partner On Free Rides, Skywriting Promo
March 10, 2014

MasterCard and Uber are teaming this Valentine’s Day to deliver two special holiday deals to both Uber users and MasterCard cardholders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Mixed Reactions To Ultimatum From PayPal’s Marcus
March 10, 2014

Reaction in Silicon Valley to PayPal President David Marcus’s recent memo rant over some of his employees not using PayPal, or remembering their passwords, has been mixed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Not So Fast: MIT Students Challenge Bitcoin Subpoena
March 10, 2014

A group of MIT students is fighting back against a subpoena issued by the state of New Jersey related to their Bitcoin mining activities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

U.S. Retailers, Banks Team Up On Cybersecurity
March 10, 2014

A group of U.S. banks, retailers and trade organizations have forged a new partnership to promote the fight against cybersecurity threats. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Square Cash Makes Payments Just An Email Away
March 10, 2014

Square Cash announced a new cash request feature this week that only requires the use of an email. 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 to...

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Crowdfunding Student Loans … With A Twist
March 10, 2014

Next week, a startup called Pave will be launching a new group of New York “Rising Stars,” who will be able to take advantage of the company’s unusual investment program designed to help individuals, including recent college graduates, get their careers off the ground. Get...

Level Money, Millennials And The Digitization Of Money
March 10, 2014

Helping Millennials manage their money more effectively is the central purpose of Level Money, a mobile app created by Jake Fuentes and Frank Yeary. Fuentes spoke with PYMNTS.com earlier this year, and now the company is preparing for The Innovation Project 2014 next month. Get the...

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Inside MasterCard’s C-SAM Acquisition
March 10, 2014

MasterCard today took a strong move to push out mobile-wallet technology faster globally, including its own MasterPass digital service, with the announced planned acquisition of long-time partner C-SAM, whose platform supports not just payments but also customer-specific offers, loyalty incentives, banking, bill-pay options and nonfinancial...

The Big Bitcoin Debate: Is Bitcoin More Than Money?
March 10, 2014

Today, the nattering nabobs of bitcoin negativity are smugly pointing to mounting evidence that Bitcoin is just one big bubble on its way to becoming something pretty itsy-bitsy. With prices flopping between $1,100, $500, $900, and then below $100, all in the space of a...