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Barclays Brings Pay-By-Tweet To UK Banking
February 26, 2015

Barclays announced the integration of its PingIt mobile payments app with Twitter to allow users to pay others using just a Twitter handle and a linked account on March 10, becoming the first bank in the United Kingdom to offer such a service. Get the Full...

Bigcommerce Gives Square Merchants E-Commerce Edge
February 26, 2015

Bigcommerce has gotten bigger, in the shape of a Square. 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...

Pay With ‘Cheers’ Through Social Messaging App
February 26, 2015

Can a man sitting at a desk in downtown Boston buy a woman at a Starbucks in Kansas City a cup of coffee with just his phone? He might soon be able to thanks to new social media app called Cheers, which debuted in the...

‘Modest’ Startup Helps SMBs Launch M-Commerce Apps
February 26, 2015

Harper Reed, who was the CTO of President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, is now thinking smaller. Specifically, he’s thinking about small businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Just How Connected Is The World?
February 26, 2015

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to reach the whole world, but for that to happen, Internet accessibility has to be available to the entire world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

How Much Did The Target, Home Depot Breaches Really Cost?
February 26, 2015

2014 was the year of breaches for Target and Home Depot. 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...

Is Peter Thiel Helping Samsung With Samsung Pay?
February 26, 2015

It appears as though Samsung is looking for advice on its speculated mobile payments system, Samsung Pay from one tech guru who is quite familiar in the payments space: PayPal Founder Peter Thiel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Airbnb Snags Space with German Mobile Carrier
February 26, 2015

Airbnb has endured significant controversy and enjoyed undeniable success across the globe since its launch in 2008. But the peer-to-peer lodging site announced it will enter new territory through a partnership with German telco conglomerate Deutsche Telekom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Is Android Pay Next For Google?
February 26, 2015

Google Wallet is still in the trenches fighting to compete with digital payment behemoth Apple Pay, but now Google is rumored to be working on a new way to rival its biggest competitor on the mobile payments space. Get the Full Story Complete the form...