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Braintree’s One Touch Goes Global
December 04, 2014

Mobile payments platform Braintree is now rolling out its One Touch payment service outside the U.S., adding Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the U.K., Mobile Payments Insider reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

PayPal Patches Security Vulnerability
December 04, 2014

PayPal has closed a security hole that could have allowed an attacker to hijack the account of any of its users in a targeted attack, according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

PCI Kills Retail Holiday Rush
December 04, 2014

Retailers feeling the rush of a Black Friday weekend high shouldn’t forget they’re also facing a major buzzkill on New Year’s Day: As of Jan. 1, they’ll face a new version of the Payment Card Industry’s security requirements, according to Crain’s Chicago Business Get the...

B2B Payments
New AML Rules Released
December 04, 2014

For the first time since 2010, federal regulators have released a new guidebook on how to meet anti-money-laundering (AML) regulations, Bank Info Security reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Payment Methods
Avant Hauls In $225 Million In Equity
December 04, 2014

Lending firm AvantCredit has pulled in $225 million in equity and added to its debt lines, the Wall Street Journal reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Payment Methods
Innovations In Credit Scoring
December 04, 2014

The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) announced Wednesday (Dec. 3) the expansion of its Small-Dollar Credit Test & Learn Working Group with the addition of Canada’s largest credit union, Vancity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Cybersecurity
Target Data Breach Lawsuit Continues
December 04, 2014

A federal judge on Tuesday (Dec. 3) ruled that most of the data breach lawsuit claims against Target can continue and that banks pressing that lawsuit were almost fully correct in its allegations. That doesn’t mean, of course, that the judge found the claims to...

Can Connected Cars Drive Commerce?
December 04, 2014

Internet-connected vehicles are going to become common. How quickly? Gartner is now predicting that in about five years, more cars/trucks will have Internet connections than won’t. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Mobile Commerce
Tumblr’s New Buy Button
December 03, 2014

Tumblr on Tuesday (Dec. 2) rolled out an apparently easier way to make purchases through the service. In its own blog post, Tumblr offered simple instructions: “1. Find something you love on Etsy, Artsy, Kickstarter, or DoSomething. 2.      Post it to Tumblr. 3. That’s it....