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Weifa Decides To Separate Its B2B Pharma Unit
March 16, 2015

Norway-based pharmaceutical firm and ingredient supplier Weifa is looking to overhaul its operations, and new plans will likely lead the company to separate entirely from its business-to-business unit, reports say. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Visa Push To Get SMBs On Board EMV
March 16, 2015

EMV adoption has faced resistance in the small business community — in large part because some merchants don’t feel the benefits of the technology outweigh the costs of adoption. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

IBM Eyes Bitcoin’s Blockchain Tech
March 16, 2015

Bitcoin may soon have a new competitor in the digital currency space wanting to capitalize on the technology driving the currency — the blockchain. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Apple Watch Attracts Mobile Merchant QVC
March 16, 2015

Almost a month away from Apple Watch’s launch date, retail giant QVC has added Apple Watch functionality to its iPhone and iPad app, which have been downloaded about 3 million times from the app store. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Tencent Follows Amazon Onto Alibaba’s Tmall
March 16, 2015

Tencent and Alibaba have always had fierce competition in the eCommerce space — usually with Alibaba taking the lead above its trailing counterpart. Now, it appears, Tencent has flipped sides and opened an online shop on Alibaba’s Tmall marketplace as one of its newest merchant customers, Tech In...

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Woolet Wallet Connects By Beacon With Owner
March 16, 2015

With the launch of the Woolet wallet, Siri might not be the only voice talking back to the iPhone user, but also the smart wallet telling its exact location. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Apple Watch Isn’t Clicking With Millennials
March 16, 2015

Millennials are enthusiastic about getting HBO Now from Apple. The Apple Watch? Not so much. At least that’s according to an analysis of more than 700,000 tweets during last Monday’s big Apple event, Re/code reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

USPS Reshaping Digital Services
March 16, 2015

The U.S. Postal Service’s ability to do near-real time tracking has made possible almost all of its new eCommerce delivery initiatives, the USPS’s technology chief said at a conference last week in suburban Washington, D.C. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Balanced Shuts Down, Hands Customers To Stripe
March 16, 2015

Balanced is shutting down. The peer-to-peer marketplace payments platform announced on Friday (March 13) that it will stop taking payments on June 11, and has selected Stripe for customers who want to migrate to a new payments service with a minimum of hassle. Get the...