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Best Buy Jumps To Visa For Processing
November 05, 2014

Best Buy is reportedly switching its credit-card processing partner to Visa from MasterCard, according to Bloomberg. Visa CEO Charles Scharf told analysts during an earnings call last week that “we’ve agreed to terms to move a significant consumer credit co-brand from a competitor to Visa,”...

Leveraging Apple Pay, Kash Hauls In $2M
November 05, 2014

With Apple Pay and its fight with big-retailer-backed CurrentC grabbing headlines, San Francisco mobile-payments startup Kash thinks it can win over merchants by reducing interchange fees while dodging a requirement for NFC-enabled phones. The company said on Tuesday (Nov. 4) it has raised $2 million...

News
Pay By Photo? Tip.ly Says Why Not?
November 05, 2014

Person-to-person payments startup Tip.ly has launched a new service for tipping: Just snap a picture of the tip’s recipient and Tip.ly will handle the rest, according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Loyalty & Rewards
Beacons, Burgers, Beer And Football
November 05, 2014

The San Francisco 49ers have gone live with a network of beacons that covers all 1.85 million square feet of their football stadium, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Cybersecurity
Congress’s eBay Data Breach Probe
November 05, 2014

A bipartisan group of U.S. House representatives have asked eBay some pointed questions in the wake of the massive data breach the company announced in May — and for now, at least, eBay has satisfied the lawmakers, according to eCommerceBytes. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
B2B Data Analytics Firm Launches New Company
November 04, 2014

B2B data analytics specialist Madison Logic on Monday (Nov. 3) launched a sister company after “outpaced revenue expectations,” the company said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

New B2B Taxi Mobile Launches
November 04, 2014

Easy Taxi, a global B2B mobile taxi app, is expanding operations in Qatar. 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....

Acquiring
Amex Launches Tokens
November 04, 2014

American Express has rolled out its tokenization service designed specifically for online commerce and mobile device, the company said in a press release on Monday (Nov. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Verifone and MasterCard Pilot Taxi Offers
November 04, 2014

Verifone is testing a program with MasterCard to feed payment-card-linked offers to a captive audience of taxi passengers in Las Vegas, Chain Store Age reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...