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Company Spotlight
CluckCluck: The App For Calling, And Paying Babysitters
June 13, 2014

Ton of apps help parents find babysitters. But one, called CluckCluck, allows parents to not only communicate with them but pay them as well. PYMNTS.com spoke recently with co-founder Heather Estenson Joyce to learn more on how this payments app can help cash-strapped parents strapped...

Blackberry’s Back With EnStream mPay Partnership
June 13, 2014

BlackBerry’s smartphone sales continue to show fewer and fewer signs of economic life and seems the company is now following the common advice it is being given.  Get out of hardware and make the move to platform services. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Alternative Finances
Western Union To Deliver Same-Day ACH
June 12, 2014

The race for faster settlement through automated clearinghouse (ACH) payments continues to heat up. And Western Union soon may be in the driver’s seat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Groupon Creates Most Distributed Mobile Coupon
June 12, 2014

Groupon announced this week that its Freebies coupon is now available for iOS devices, which makes it the nation’s most widely distributed mobile coupon destination. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

B2B Payments
The World Cup A Boon To B2B Payments
June 11, 2014

The world cup is a standout event that thrills the hearts of soccer fans around the world. And businesses, particularly those in the B2B space. From garment factories in Bangladesh to gambling platforms in the U.K. enterprises worldwide are finding a way to score with...

Europe
The Europe-wide Uber Protest Is On
June 11, 2014

Taxi drivers from London to Madrid plan to bring traffic to a halt this afternoon, across Europe’s most popular shopping and tourist locations, in protest of Uber, reports Bloomberg. The San Francisco ride-sharing app poses a threat to traditional taxi services globally, as its reach expands to...

Mobile Commerce
Chili’s – The Unlikely Newest Home Of Cutting Edging Ordering
June 11, 2014

It seems as though paper-based menus and bills in restaurants are about to join paper checks and printed newspapers on history’s discard pile. Family food chain and noted purveyor of baby-back ribs Chili’s has finished the installation of table-side tablets in their 823 locations nationwide. Get...

News
University Now Accepting Visa Cards For Tuition Payments
June 11, 2014

Valdosta State University announced earlier this week that it will now accept payments for tuition and fees from Visa credit and debit cards. Previously, the university only accepted such payments from MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Merchant Innovation
PS4 Users Can Now Buy Games With Just Their Phone Number
June 10, 2014

Boku has joined forces with Sony to provide the Boku Payments Platform, a carrier-based billing service, for the PS4 account wallets in Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.