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Google’s Android Fingerprint Sensor Comes With Swedish Touch
June 01, 2015

Last week, during its yearly and awaited developer conference in San Francisco, Google unveiled Android M, which will be available to the public next summer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Woolworths’ Email Mishap Leaks Gift Card Codes, More
June 01, 2015

A security breach experienced by Woolworths, an Australian supermarket chain, further fuels the debate on the growing costs of data breaches worldwide. Last week, a spreadsheet with the personal details (names, emails and gift codes) of thousands of Woolworths customers was mistakenly emailed to around...

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JPMorgan To Revamp Its Processes For Small Business Banking
June 01, 2015

The bane of small business may be administrative tasks, and JPMorgan is betting that banking convenience, alongside less paperwork, can help spur deeper and stronger relationships with smaller clients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Cross-border Payments
China Says Hello To Visa And MasterCard
June 01, 2015

Foreign payment networks can enter the Chinese payment market —an industry that handled $73 trillion in 2014 according to Bloomberg — marking a huge opportunity for companies such as Visa and MasterCard. Until now, UnionPay, the Chinese payment network, which was initally created by its Central...

Werkema Tapped by Fed to Direct Payment System Improvements
June 01, 2015

Following the publication of the paper “Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System,” the U.S. Federal Reserve has tapped Gordon Werkema as payments strategy director, charged with implementing the changes recommended in the paper. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Google Wants To Make Payments Hands Free
June 01, 2015

Google just trumped its own soon-to-launch mobile payments app, Android Pay. 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...

Loyalty & Rewards
Microsoft Looks To Reward Loyalty
June 01, 2015

Microsoft is jumping into the retail fray this week as it looks to launch a pilot rewards program for customers called Earn. The program, still in beta, is rolling out at three Microsoft stores in U.S. states: Arizona, Massachusetts and Washington. Get the Full Story...

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Meet Stream – Amazon’s Answer To Pinterest
June 01, 2015

It seems team Amazon has decided to offer Pinterest some of the sincerest form of flattery, since its new service Stream builds on the “pin it” experience to offer Web shoppers an infinitude of products to browse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
UK Banks Boost SME Lending, But SMEs Don’t Want It
May 29, 2015

The U.K. is in the middle of major overhauls aimed at strengthening small- and medium-sized businesses’ ability to compete in the markets. Legislation to boost competition in the banking sector and increase SME lending from big banks and alternative lenders, as well as new regulations...