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Japan’s DIY Online Marketplace Takes The Leap Into Payments
February 06, 2015

Japan’s underdog competitor to its e-commerce leader Shopify has only been around for about two years. But Base’s do-it-yourself mentality for small, independent sellers online has landed the firm 150,000 online shops in its network, in part thanks to its promise for sellers to set...

Twitter Chirps About Google Deal, Yelp’s E-Commerce Future
February 06, 2015

Twitter didn’t divulge details about its payments or commerce strategy during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call yesterday (Feb. 5) — even when questioned by an analyst. But the social media company that’s slowly making its name in the payments space did generate some buzz about its...

Cybersecurity
Anthem Attack Looks Like The Work Of Chinese Hackers
February 06, 2015

The massive data breach at health insurer Anthem appears to be the work of Chinese state-sponsored hackers who may have been searching for material to use in blackmailing government employees, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Feb. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Alternative Credit
Ipagoo Launches Cross-Border Virtual Banking Just For Europe
February 06, 2015

Ipagoo, an online-only service that lets Euro-zone customers create virtual bank accounts throughout Europe, is set to launch on Friday (Feb. 6), the Financial Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

News
The US Company With The Best Reputation: Wegmans
February 06, 2015

The best corporate reputation for a U.S. company doesn’t belong to Apple, Google, Disney or even Amazon (who took that honor last year). According to the Harris Poll, the reputation king in 2015 is…Wegmans? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Loyalty & Rewards
Niemann Foods Stocking Stores With iBeacons
February 06, 2015

Beacons, it turns out, aren’t just for the big kids. The Niemann Foods supermarket chain is putting iBeacons in all 45 of its County Market stores across Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, according to Mobile Commerce Daily. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Forrester: Online Retail In China Will Hit $1T By 2019
February 06, 2015

Online shoppers in China are shifting to mobile, and that’s going to push retail e-commerce spending there past the $1 trillion mark in 2019, up from $307 billion in 2013, according to a new Forrester report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Cybersecurity
Rising Mobile Commerce Fraud Costing Retailers
February 06, 2015

Mobile commerce fraud is costing retailers an average of 3 percent of their total revenues, and the faster m-commerce grows, the more fraud will cost, according to a study released Thursday (Feb. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Home Depot Plaintiffs May Use Target’s Lead Counsel
February 05, 2015

Buoyed by the success of the Target data theft case back in 2013, the main counsels of that case will now be part of the plaintiff’s general counsel in the Home Depot multi-district litigation case regarding that company’s own experience with data hackers between April...