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Alibaba Creates Sports Company — With eCommerce Twist
September 10, 2015

As Alibaba works to find new mediums and industries to break into — as part of its efforts to boost sales — the eCommerce giant has found itself in a new arena: sports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

MasterCard Busts Myths Of The Omnichannel Consumer
September 10, 2015

Why do retailers keep shoveling promotions to consumers when only 18 percent of them consider them critical drivers of their purchase decisions? That’s just one of the insights from a new MasterCard report on what motivates the “omnishopper” to shop and buy. Want to get...

Cybersecurity
WhatsApp Bug Leaves 200M Users At Risk
September 10, 2015

A security flaw found in messaging app WhatsApp is putting a significant chunk of its 900 million monthly active user base at risk of malware exposure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Opening M-Pesa’s Potential For B2B mPayments
September 09, 2015

Telecommunications firm Safaricom, based in Kenya, has played a significant role in pulling the number of unbanked and underbanked citizens into the world of financial services. The largest way it has done this is through its partnership with Vodafone, which introduced the M-Pesa mobile payments...

B2B Payments
Will Automation Really Replace The B2B Sales Team?
September 09, 2015

When analysts revealed earlier this year that automation is likely to negate the need for human B2B salespeople, the industry got a bit of a shock. It began last March when Forrester Research Analyst Andy Hoar spoke at an event and said that as many...

Why 78 Percent Of SMBs Haven’t Adopted EMV
September 09, 2015

Tick tock, tick tock, the Oct. 1 EMV deadline is almost here. 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...

Alliance Data Rolls Out MasterCard Chip Card
September 09, 2015

Alliance Data, through its card services business, is rolling out an EMV-based co-branded card with MasterCard, among others, according to a Sept. 8 release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Merchant Innovation
Google’s Grocery Delivery Plans
September 09, 2015

Google is full of big news when it comes to its delivery service. 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...

Okta Cloud ID Management Firm Joins Unicorn Club
September 09, 2015

A cloud identity management company has a new identity of its own: that of a unicorn. 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...