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PayPal Puts Holiday Cash In Merchant’s Wallets
November 18, 2014

All merchants know the holiday shopping season is their bread and butter, but prepping for holidays brings along high product investment costs. PayPal and Square want make the loan process easier for its customers, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Mobile Payment Startup Taps Into Indian Villages
November 18, 2014

Ezetap, a mobile payment startup, wants to connect small Indian villages with business and is using its mPoS to do so, Business Standard reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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DHL Wants To Deliver Your Package To Your Parked Car
November 18, 2014

Online deliveries could soon be delivered to customers’ parked cars, according to Bloomberg News. 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...

Carl Icahn Doubles Down On eBay
November 18, 2014

Carl Icahn has increased his stake in eBay by 15 million shares since the end of June, which could bring his company investment value to somewhere around $2.5 billion based on recent stock price, Business Insider reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Internet-Connected Devices Soar
November 18, 2014

A report from Ericsson released Tuesday (Nov. 18) shows some startling growth of Internet-connected devices in the U.S., with 90 percent of U.S. households having three or more such devices, while almost half have five or more such devices and almost 25 percent have seven...

Smarter Signs On The Way From Photon and Panasonic
November 18, 2014

Photon Interactive, a company that specializes in building mobile experiences for top brands, is now collaborating with Panasonic to develop more tailored experiences via in-store digital signs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Cross-border Payments
China Looks To E-Commerce To Drive Growth
November 18, 2014

China’s cabinet called for supporting the country’s e-commerce industry with preferential policies — a shift that would benefit Alibaba and JD.com, China’s biggest online retailers, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Snapchat Partners With Square
November 18, 2014

Photo-sharing service Snapchat has launched a new, photo-free use for its network: Sending money. The company announced a partnership with Square on Monday (Nov. 17) and went live with a person-to-person payment service called Snapcash for its 100 million active users.

Mobile Payments To Explode By 2019
November 18, 2014

Mobile Payments currently accounts for about $50 billion, but that number is expected to nearly triple by 2019 to $142 billion, the New York Times cited from a report from Forrester Research. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...