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Merchant Innovation
Trackin Maps Real-Time Restaurant Delivery
February 17, 2015

As mobile food orders continue to develop technologically — and in keeping with the prediction of Rocket Internet’s CEO regarding the growth of this industry in mobile commerce — restaurants are now looking to integrate order processing into assessments of its labor force and most...

Cross-border Payments
Alipay Eases European E-Commerce Access To China
February 17, 2015

Alipay, the leading Chinese payment processor, agreed to a deal with Limonetik, a leading European payments processor, that will enable European merchants access to Chinese consumers via online payments, according to a press release sent to The Paypers on Feb. 16. The deal enables Limonetik’s “one...

GrubHub Rival Just Eat Expands Latin American Presence
February 17, 2015

Recently made public company and GrubHub rival Just Eat announced this week that they had bought out Mexican online take-out service SinDelantal.mx, adding it to the Spanish SinDelantal it had bought three years ago as Latin America increasingly becomes a battleground for online food delivery....

Urgent.ly Aims To Be The Uber Of AAA
February 17, 2015

Stuck on a dusty road miles from the nearest town because the car’s got a flat-tire? Usually that means whipping out the AAA membership card and calling for a tow truck, but one company, Urgent.ly, is trying to make that easier by using GPS technology...

Legal & Regulation
European Regulators Get Tough On Gambling
February 17, 2015

Online gambling may soon cost more in Europe if regulators have their say. 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....

Legal & Regulation
No Amazon Drone Deliveries For Now, Says FAA
February 17, 2015

Drones won’t be delivering your Amazon Prime order any time soon under new rules proposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Cybersecurity
Microsoft’s Push Toward Biometrics Security
February 17, 2015

Microsoft has been building better alternatives to passwords into its forthcoming version of Windows, including support for two-factor authentication and biometrics. Now the company is joining forces with the Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance industry group to spread those technologies to other designs, according to...

Chinese Smartphone Maker Opening US E-Commerce Site
February 16, 2015

Emerging Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced it will be opening its online store, Mi.com, in the United States, according to Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

$60M Investment Gives Luxury Fashion Shopping Digital Touch
February 16, 2015

Traditionally, luxury fashion stayed away from Web-based sales because of its desire to cater to the ultra-wealthy who were more likely to spend their dollars at high-end shops. The fashion startup scene, however, has changed that notion and started catering to the tech-savvy wealthy who...