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Square Tops $100 Million Sales-Day
December 11, 2014

For the first in its five-year history, Square reported on Wednesday (Dec. 10), it’s sellers processed more than $100 million in sales in a single day.  And that day was Friday (Dec. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

eBay Releases New iPad App
December 10, 2014

Ebay has overhauled its iPad app with a photo-heavy look and curated categories to bring the feel of brick-and-mortar discovery to mobile shopping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

ICA Introduces Sweden To Contactless Cards
December 10, 2014

Swedish bank ICA will issue MasterCard contactless payment cards to more than 500,000 customers in the first contactless rollout in Sweden, the bank announced on Tuesday (Dec. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

App Data Shows Walmart Outpricing Competitors
December 10, 2014

Amazon used to to be the king of the holiday deals, but data from ShopSavvy shows this year may be different. ShopSavvy, a mobile shopping app, was able to tap into the database of pricing info of retailers to see who has the best shopping...

Insikt’s Lending-As-A-Service Pushes Loans At Checkout
December 10, 2014

San Francisco startup Insikt has brought in another $16 million in funding to grow its “lending as a service” business, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Dec. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Amazon’s New Make An Offer Idea
December 09, 2014

Don’t like the price on something on Amazon.com? No problem. Just offer Amazon a lower price and see if they go for it. This program, set to be announced Tuesday (Dec. 9) and called “Make An Offer,” limited to “one-of-a-kind” items such as collectibles and...

International
Korean Retailers Fear Dependency On Tokens
December 09, 2014

No payment card company in Korea is currently developing its own tokenization system, and that has some in the Korean retail and financial industries worried, Business Korea reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Mobile
Chick-Fil-A Goes QR Code Mobile
December 09, 2014

The 1,850-store fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A on Monday (Dec. 8) announced its own QR code mobile payment and mobile ordering app for both iOS and Android, but the initial rollout will only be support at 130 stores in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando and Washington, D.C.. Get the Full Story Complete...

Mobile
Pepperoni Payments Peril: Massive Payment Swindle Used Mobile Pizza
December 08, 2014

It’s long been common practice for cyberthieves to test stolen cards online, often with a tiny charge on a charity site, to quickly determine which have been shut down and which are still valid. But the latest tactic involves ordering pizzas from Domino’s—OK, so food...