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Uber’s Latest Investor: China’s Baidu
December 15, 2014

Uber Technologies is selling a minority stake to Baidu, which owns China’s largest search engine, in a cash and non-cash asset deal that “may be worth as much as $600 million,” according to a China National Radio report as noted by Bloomberg. Get the Full...

Priceline.com To Accept Apple Pay Online
December 15, 2014

Priceline.com has integrated Apple Pay into its IOS app, allowing payment via Touch ID, saying that mobile users are much more likely to use it than Priceline’s desktop customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Amazon’s eGift Surprise
December 12, 2014

Amazon has launched a Surprise! for the holiday season, TechCrunch 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

Lending Club Soars to $8.5 Billion On First Day
December 12, 2014

The Lending Club set its IPO Thursday (Dec. 11) at $1.5 billion higher than it said it would on Dec. 1 — valuing the company at $5.4 billion and pricing its shares at $15,  instead of a $4 billion valuation and shares between $10-12. Get the...

Nordstrom Partners With eBay For Smart Fitting Rooms
December 12, 2014

Nordstrom announced it is testing eBay’s smart fitting room technology so it can bring the digital shopping experience into its stores. This is the same 24-hour shoppable window technology that Kate Spade used in 2013. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Apple Watch May Hit January Production
December 12, 2014

Quanta, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of notebook computers and currently one of Apple’s key supplier for parts for the Apple Watch, is preparing to start production next month (January 2015) with a target of providing enough materials for between 3 million and 5 million units in...

Does Twitter Drive Impulse Spending?
December 12, 2014

Twitter might just be the golden ticket to mobile as online ticket services like SeatGeek and movie theaters are seeking out Twitter’s Promoted Tweets feature and embedded links to push sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

New Bluetooth Standards Might Burst The Beacon Bubble
December 12, 2014

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has adopted a new version (4.2) of the Bluetooth core specification in an attempt to improve security by preventing Bluetooth beacons from pairing with smartphones without the user’s permission. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Square Shuffles Its Executive Team
December 12, 2014

As it approaches its 6th anniversary, Square has announced some major changes for the company. Most recently, those changes are said to include a reorganization of its engineering executive team as the company looks to streamline oversight of its growing business. Get the Full Story...