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Costco Considers Nixing U.S. Amex Partnership
November 07, 2014

More than a month after Costco Canada announced it was cutting its ties with American Express, the company is also considering dropping its U.S. card partnership, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Dairy Queen Launches Digital Wallet
November 07, 2014

Dairy Queen is brining its loyal customer base the chance to tap into the company’s new mobile app and digital wallet, Nation’s Restaurant News reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Visa, Worldline Bring Android NFC Payment App to France
November 07, 2014

A NFC payment app for Android users is headed to France with the help of Visa Europe France and Atos Worldline, Telecompaper reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
Viewpost Tries To Change Debt Into Liquidity
November 07, 2014

Viewpost, a B2B invoice and payment platform vendor, is pushing a process where debt is morphed into a source of liquidity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Mobile POS Services Skyrocket
November 07, 2014

Mobile POS activity is soaring, with about 1.2 million MPOS having been shipped to MasterCard merchants globally, according to a new report from Ovum Consulting and Mahindra Comviva. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Report: B2B Payments To Hit $6.7 Trillion In 2020
November 07, 2014

Market analyst firm Frost & Sullivan is not only predicting that 2020 will see a $6.7 trillion B2B payments market in gross merchandise value, but it points to the over-sized rule that Alibaba is playing, with the Chinese E-Commerce giant personally contributing $27.28 billion to...

Apple Pay
Whole Foods Sees More Than 150K Apple Pay Transactions
November 07, 2014

Since going live with Apple Pay last month, the $14.2 billion 401-store Whole Foods grocery chain has used the mobile wallet to process more than 150,000 transactions, according to CIO Jason Buechel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Cybersecurity
How Home Depot Got Hacked
November 07, 2014

Home Depot on Thursday (Nov. 6) reported that, in addition to the data for 56 million payment cards that was stolen, thieves also grabbed 53 million customer E-mail addresses. How was this all done? New details on that confirmed that “criminals used a third-party vendor’s...

Cybersecurity
More Bitcoin Busts
November 07, 2014

On Thursday (Nov. 6), U.S. federal officials trumpeted that they had shut down a Web site that used Bitcoin transactions to try and hide $8 million a month in illegal drug and illegal services trafficking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...