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Payroll Numbers Meet Expectations
March 31, 2016

The hiring trend in the private sector managed to keep chugging on for a bit, showing in March that strength in the United States job market has not been derailed by slowdowns elsewhere across the globe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Branch.co Grabs $9.2M To Push The Boundaries Of Digital Banking
March 31, 2016

Branch International — the San Francisco-based firm also known as Branch.co — has snagged $9.2 million in Series A funding that will allow it to expand digital financial services in sub-Saharan Africa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Inside JPMorgan’s Cost-Cutting Strategy
March 30, 2016

In the wake of the volatility that has rocked markets and has forced financial firms, large and small, to examine the way that they do business and preserve margins, banking giant JPMorgan Chase’s corporate and banking operations remain “focused on controlling what they can control...

Visa Certifies CPI Chip Cards To Extend Market Life
March 30, 2016

CPI Card Group, a provider in payment card production, announced yesterday (March 29) that Visa has certified its card products to extend the market life of its Visa chip cards to 12 years, which aligns with Visa’s new EMV chip card approval policy. Get the...

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Samsung Pay Launches In China
March 29, 2016

Chinese consumers loves their mobile phones. 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 our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

When Hitting ‘Buy’ Means Bye-Bye
March 29, 2016

What could possibly get in the way of a sale once a consumer has loaded up her virtual shopping cart and hit “buy?” At that point, the promise of a sale should be more or less like the set-it-and-forget-it RonCo oven of online retail –...

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How Citi’s New Costco Card Stacks Up
March 29, 2016

Costco’s customers will soon have their Citi co-branded credit card in hand. 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 our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Is Facebook Prepping An In-Store Payments Play?
March 29, 2016

Recently discovered code within Facebook’s Messenger app hints at the company’s plans to give the platform capabilities on par with Apple Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Apple Wants Web, FedEx Wants The World And Amex Just Wants To Hold On
March 28, 2016

Spring has (finally) sprung, Easter has come and gone and the 2016 Presidential election season is entering into what feels like its tenth year – even though the calendar tells us it has only been 10 months.   Get the Full Story Complete the form...