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New Android OS Gets Santander’s Support
April 02, 2015

Santander’s venture fund is backing up new Android OS developer Cyanogen in an $80 million funding round that is also being supported by other major investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Loyalty & Rewards
Consumers Say Brands Missing The Customer Mark
April 02, 2015

Retailers all say they care about the customer experience, but are most retailers really tapping into what their customers want most? A new Econsultancy survey indicated that what retail marketers are going after and what consumers desire isn’t quite matching up. Get the Full Story...

Amazon Throws It Back Like It’s 1999
April 02, 2015

Who doesn’t love a good April Fools’ story? Especially in the payments and commerce space. 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...

Why Is An eCommerce Shoemaker Going In-Store With Nordstrom?
April 02, 2015

Australian custom shoemaker Shoes of Prey is now rolling out its design-your-own-shoes system to Nordstrom stores in five more U.S. cities, Chain Store Age reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Alternative Credit
Crowdfunding Hits $16B in 2014
April 02, 2015

Crowdfunding — very broadly defined — grew by 167 percent in 2014 to raise $16.2 billion, up from $6.1 billion raised in 2013, according to newly released research by Massolution — and total global crowdfunding should reach $34.4 billion this year. Get the Full Story...

Cross-border Payments
Visa Teams With Airlines For Global Payments Standard
April 02, 2015

As in-flight purchases keep rising, Visa will now let airlines do a better job of identifying exactly what passengers buy with their payment cards while they’re in transit, Visa said in a company blog post on Wednesday (April 1). Get the Full Story Complete the...

Who’s Saving Now?
April 02, 2015

Americans may be saving more in the wake of the Great Recession — that’s the standard explanation for why falling gas prices haven’t translated into other kinds of retail sales. But the best savers aren’t the wealthy, according to a new study by Bankrate.com. Get...

Europe
Uber To EU: We’re “Not A Transport Company”
April 02, 2015

Uber filed a complaint against Spain with European Union regulators this week, charging that the country violated E.U. laws by banning some of Uber’s services, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (April 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Don’t Forget About Brick-And-Mortar, Says New B2B Study
April 01, 2015

Experts are constantly reminding B2B suppliers and manufacturers to invest in digital solutions because their buyers are moving online and want to procure goods and services the same way they do as a personal consumer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...