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Alibaba Cuts GM Deal To Finance Cars And Target Buyers
April 20, 2015

Alibaba will be selling and offering financing for General Motors cars through its eCommerce sites, and using its data-crunching capabilities to target Chinese buyers for GM, Reuters reported on Friday (April 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Cybersecurity
Retail Breaches Now Cause 59 Percent Of ID Exposures
April 20, 2015

The year 2014 saw far-reaching vulnerabilities, faster attacks when those security holes became public, files held for ransom and far more malware than ever before — and retailers were among the hardest hit, according to Symantec’s “2015 Internet Security Threat Report.” Get the Full Story...

Mobile
At Long Last, Multi-Card Mimic Coin Ships
April 20, 2015

The Coin is finally in circulation. After months of delays, payment device startup Coin has started to ship its card that gives users access to as many as eight payment cards, the company said on Friday (April 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Meijer Testing Shop-Online Curbside Pickup
April 18, 2015

Meijer is testing a new service to expand its omnichannel offerings. 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...

Apple Pay
Apple Pay Makes Headway With Canadian Banks
April 17, 2015

Negotiations with Apple and Canadian banks to launch Apple Pay north of the U.S. border could have the mobile payment service up and running in Canada as early as November, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Fundbox Targets Legal Firms’ Cash Flow Woes
April 17, 2015

This is the type of legal action that Fundbox will be happy to take part in. According to an announcement made Thursday (April 16) by the cash flow management solutions provider, Fundbox has struck up a partnership with cloud-based law sector management platform Clio. The...

Pan Asia Exchange Braces For Thousands Of Portal Signups
April 17, 2015

The Pan Asia Exchange held its soft launch on Thursday (April 16), providing a new B2B eCommerce portal for members of the 11 ASEAN nations. According to the Pan Asian eCommerce Alliance, known as PAA, the new portal is bracing for thousands of signups early...

B2B Payments Brings Major Growth To ACH Volume
April 17, 2015

The volume of Automatic Clearing House payments spiked to nearly 23 billion electronic payments in 2014, and B2B payments played a major role in that growth, according to new data released Thursday (April 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

MasterCard Breaks Down Japan’s Reward Program Barriers
April 17, 2015

For Japan’s retailers wanting to offer customers robust rewards programs, the hurdles are high. According to reports, advertisers in the nation can only offer these services for their digital shoppers. But a new partnership between MasterCard and ValueCommerce will break down some of these barriers...