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Ebay Employee Seems To Confirm Hidden Seller Limits
December 16, 2014

An eBay employee has confirmed what many have long suspected: that eBay has hidden limits on seller accounts, according to a report in ECommerceBytes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Uber Practicing A New Form Of Lobbying Pressure
December 15, 2014

Its newfound investment dollars—which have given the company a $41 billion valuation—are financing a massive international lobbying operation, catching state and municipal leaders offguard, according to an extensive Washington Post probe of Uber’s lobbying efforts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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UK Amazon Glitch Prices Thousands Of Items At One Penny
December 15, 2014

A software glitch on Friday night (Dec. 12) in the U.K. caused “thousands of items” sold by third-party vendors on Amazon to be prices at one penny—and holidays shopped grabbed the bargains. This caused huge problems for many smaller merchants who are paying the ultimate...

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MasterCard Sees Opportunity With Nigerian e-ID Cards
December 15, 2014

There’s a lot of untapped potential in the Nigerian commerce market — which is growing — and MasterCard has discovered a marketing niche with the country’s national high-tech e-ID card pilot project. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Tencent Joining Banking Business
December 15, 2014

China’s Tencent Holdings will be the first of five Internet firms to open its private banks to clients, Reuters reported late on Friday (Dec. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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E-Check Processor Sues Over $34M In Fraudlent Stock
December 15, 2014

Electronic check processor MyEcheck has sued four financial securities companies for having 1.44 billion shares of MyEcheck’s stock fraudulently issued, the company announced last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Safeway Caught Secretly Charging Online Shoppers 10 Percent More
December 15, 2014

Grocery giant Safeway secretly charged online-grocery customers prices that were more than 10 percent higher than its website advertised and will have to refund the money to consumers, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday (Dec. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Cybersecurity
Identity Theft Victims Undergo Avalanche Of Headaches
December 15, 2014

Even for identity theft victims who have paid for credit monitoring, recovering from such an attack can take months of non-reimbursed efforts to repair credit history, reported the Associated Press. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Amex CEO Skeptical About Bitcoin
December 15, 2014

American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault is not so certain that Bitcoin is going to play a dominant payment role any time soon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...