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Whole Foods’ Take On Loyalty And Apple Pay
February 19, 2015

Retailers like Whole Foods are beginning to see that customer loyalty can deliver when it comes to the company’s bottom line. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

MasterCard Powers Fintech Startups With Commerce.Innovated
February 19, 2015

MasterCard announced yesterday that it will be teaming up with Silicon Valley Bank to offer a virtual, four-month program designed to help commerce-focused startups prosper. Dubbed Commerce.Innovated, the program is highly selective and is based on the level of innovation a startup's solution involves. It...

Bankers – Meet The New Kind On The Block
February 19, 2015

Business banking is outdated, with one-size-fits-all services, creaky technology and cumbersome processes. That’s the argument of two mobile-banking veterans who announced their platform for business banking services this week, according to Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Did Samsung Just Ace Apple Pay?
February 19, 2015

The competition between Apple and Samsung has just gotten fiercer — this time it’s for the mobile payments grand prize. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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US E-Retail Sales Top $300 Billion
February 19, 2015

U.S. online retail sales passed $300 billion for the first time in 2014, and averaged 7.7 percent of all U.S. retail sales during the last three months of 2014, the U.S. Commerce Department reported on Tuesday (Feb. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Tencent Takes Stake In European Game Publisher
February 19, 2015

Chinese Internet giant Tencent, which already dominates online gaming in China, is now moving into Europe. The company has acquired a majority stake in Swiss mobile games company Miniclip, VentureBeat reported on Wednesday (Feb. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Businesses’ E-Commerce Global Gap
February 19, 2015

Online businesses want to use the Internet to do business globally, but 80 percent of them just aren’t ready. That’s the takeaway from a new survey of business executives by multilingual online marketing agency Oban Digital, Chain Store Age reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Which Retailer Do American’s Despise Most?
February 19, 2015

Walmart has held onto the dubious honor of being the big retailer that U.S. customers are least satisfied with, according to a new American Customer Satisfaction Index report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Accused Russian Hacker Comes To U.S. Court
February 19, 2015

A Russian hacker who allegedly masterminded cyberattacks in the U.S. that netted 160 million credit and debit card numbers has finally seen the inside of a U.S. courtroom, according to Bank Info Security. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...