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Apple Now Has Apple Pay Team In London
December 18, 2014

Apple Pay launched for the U.S. market but it’s been clear the company wants to have a global presence. That global launch may already been in the works as Apple has an Apple Pay team in London to help it expand the mobile wallet’s reach across...

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GoBank Removes Friction From Its Prepaid Option
December 18, 2014

GoBank has put the connivence factor of mobile banking back in its product and removed the burdensome starter kit initially needed to activate the service, BankInnovation.net reported. GoBank — the mobile-first bank account from the prepaid company Green Dot Bank — initially started selling starter...

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Could Facebook Be The Next eBay Or Craigslist?
December 18, 2014

Facebook may be looking to get into group-based selling on the social network site, engadget.com reported. 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...

Chase, Orlando Magic Bring Apple Pay to The NBA
December 18, 2014

When U.S. basketball team Orlando Magic hosts Utah Jazz Friday, Dec. 19, fans will be standing in the first NBA arena to offer Apple Pay Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

The Law Can Help – Or Hurt – Payments Innovation
December 18, 2014

The laws make it hard for payments players to innovate – but it doesn’t have to be that way. 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...

Lending Club Had $1B IPO And Is Now Worth $10B
December 18, 2014

P2P lending startup Lending Club’s IPO last Thursday was reported to be worth at least $865 million, but it turns out to be even bigger, Silicon Beat reported. The company said on Tuesday (Dec. 16) that it had sold additional to raise its total IPO...

Loyalty & Rewards
Retailers Want Better Data Via Payments Provider Partnerships
December 18, 2014

Retailers want better data for targeting customers, and partnering with payments providers may be a way of getting it, according to a new report from Colloquy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Europe
EU Cuts Deal To Cap Card Fees
December 18, 2014

Under an EU deal struck Wednesday (Dec. 17) between lawmakers and the EU Council, payment-card interchange fees will be capped at 0.2 percent for debit and 0.3 percent for credit transactions, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Credit Card Use Rebounded in Q2
December 18, 2014

Credit-card spending, which fell during the first three months of 2014, rebounded in the second quarter, according to a quarterly report by the American Bankers Association released Wednesday (Dec. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...