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Airbnb’s Bookings Slated To Double To 80M
September 30, 2015

Airbnb processed around 40 million reservations in 2014, but that’s nowhere near enough for 2015. 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,...

Merchant Innovation
WEX Selected To Issue GraspPAY Virtual Credit Card
September 30, 2015

WEX Inc. is partnering with travel management company (TMC) Grasp Technologies to power its payment solution GraspPAY as its virtual credit card issuer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Cybersecurity
The Latest EMV Card Tally
September 30, 2015

The EMV liability shift officially takes place tomorrow, and while there’s been much speculation about if the U.S. market is truly ready for the switch, the latest count shows more than 200 million chip-enabled payment cards have been issued in the U.S ahead of the...

Heartland Launches Solution To Protect Online Merchant Data
September 30, 2015

Payments processor Heartland Payment Systems said on Tuesday (Sept. 29) that it is making available a data protection suite geared toward safeguarding cardholder data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

News
Why Millennials Are The Most Financially Optimistic
September 30, 2015

Millennials’ careful and frugal spending habits are fast transforming into financial confidence, with most feeling “optimistic” about their finances in the next three years, results from a Wells Fargo survey have found. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Klarna Lands Amex Deal
September 30, 2015

Klarna, the largest of Europe’s online “buy now” companies, said Tuesday (Sept. 29) that it has added one of the marquee names of payments to its roster: American Express. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

BoA Faces Layoffs As Cost-Cutting Measures Underway
September 30, 2015

Keeping in line with what many major banks have done this year — as part of cost-cutting measures to be more efficient — Bank of America may soon be announcing layoffs this year, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources said to be close with...

Merchant Innovation
Grocery Battle Continues As Walmart Expands Pickup Service
September 30, 2015

It’s usually only schoolchildren that settle their differences with a scuffle in the cafeteria, but if Walmart has any say, the retail giant could be picking the world’s biggest food fight with Amazon. In an age when Amazon continues to expand its ambitious grocery delivery service, Fortune...

OnDeck Lands New SMB Lending Partnership
September 30, 2015

OnDeck, which offers a small business lending platform, said Tuesday (Sept. 29) that it has expanded its existing partnership with the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...