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Amazon’s New Make An Offer Idea
December 09, 2014

Don’t like the price on something on Amazon.com? No problem. Just offer Amazon a lower price and see if they go for it. This program, set to be announced Tuesday (Dec. 9) and called “Make An Offer,” limited to “one-of-a-kind” items such as collectibles and...

Legal & Regulation
Amazon’s Coming: One If By Bike, Two If By Air
December 09, 2014

Amazon has decided that getting the package to customers is half the fun if it can be done in half the time. On land, it’s now testing bike deliveries in New York City—guaranteed delivery within an hour. (And guaranteed personal injury lawsuits within two hours.)...

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The Latest Forecast Of Global Mobile Volume: $4T in 2014 – Really?
December 09, 2014

There’s a lot of forecasts when it comes to mobile payments, and many of them don’t stack up. Figures from another report may be enough to raise an eyebrow as it suggests global online and mobile payments will reach three trillion in Euros ($4T U.S.)...

The Land of DoCoMo Lags Mobile Payments Adoption
December 09, 2014

Japan outpaces mot of the rest of the world when it comes to technology advancements, except when it comes to digital payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Lisa Stanton Named InAuth CEO
December 09, 2014

InAuth, a mobile and browser security firm, recently announced the appointment of Lisa Stanton as its new CEO. 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...

What’s A Mesh Beacon And Who Needs One?
December 09, 2014

A Parisian company wants to make Apple’s iBeacon irrelevant. 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 this form,...

Cross-border Payments
Canadians Say “No Thanks” To Mobile Payments
December 09, 2014

Only 2 percent of consumer purchases in Canada use mobile payments today, but attitudes among young adults there suggest that mobile buying will pick up soon, according to new research from GfK. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Millennial Banking “Nanny App” Launches
December 09, 2014

A Canadian banking upstart called Koho is joining Simple, Moven and other neobanks trying to reinvent financial services in ways that make sense to Millennials, American Banker reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Cross-border Payments
Brazil’s The Bellwether For Mobile Payments
December 09, 2014

Brazil is one of the fastest-growing payments markets in the world, with the most developed card market in Latin America and boasting 70 percent of the total ecommerce transactions in the region — and now mobile payments may be about to take off there, according...