PYMNTS Features

Jet Sets The Bar High Pre-Launch
April 23, 2015

Jet.com, the second eCommerce brainchild from Diapers.com founder Marc Lore, goes into the market valued at $600 million – and that is before the company has sold a single item, according to The Wall Street Journal. However, CEO Lore has a long history of winning at...

Zomato Moves To Take On OpenTable With NexTable Acquisition
April 23, 2015

With no pause to enjoy their reportedly billion dollar valuation, Zomato has snapped up NexTable – a restaurant reservation business and table management platform, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Cybersecurity
Google’s Security Algorithm For Payments
April 23, 2015

Speaking at a Wall Street Journal forum in New York, Google Chief Compliance Officer Andy Hinton said Tuesday (April 21) that the world’s most successful search firm has turned its expertise in data analysis to compliance and is working to develop an algorithm that can spot...

British Regulator Hits BofA With Record Fines
April 23, 2015

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority has handed Bank of America Merrill Lynch a record-breaking $20 million fine for failure to properly report transactions over a seven-year period, Reuters reported. Specifically, the regulator says BofA’s Merrill Lynch International arm misreported over 35 million transactions between 2007...

Merchant Innovation
Alipay Wallet Moves In On City Service Payments
April 23, 2015

Alibaba’s affiliate mobile wallet Alipay has launched a new service that allows users to pay municipal fees in 12 Chinese cities, Tech In Asia reported Wednesday (April 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Google Searches For ‘How To Write A Check’ Are Soaring
April 23, 2015

With all this talk about the seemingly endless age of the paper check, it may come as a surprise to some that Google searches for “how to write a check” are soaring these days. Along with the latest data on check use – newsflash: it’s...

POS Malware Nabs Another Victim
April 23, 2015

Point-of-sale technology provider Harbortouch Payments has been hit with a security breach, the company confirmed this week. 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...

Google Goes Wireless With “Project Fi”
April 23, 2015

Google’s empire has expanded into the wireless business. 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 this form, you...

Mobile’s Impact On Path-To-Purchase
April 23, 2015

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