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Consumer Confidence Still Ticking Upward
January 08, 2016

The consumer is still chugging along, with undiminished appetite for goods and services, at least in the United States, according to the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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PayPal Sets Guinness World Record
January 08, 2016

PayPal has made its way into the Guinness World Records books — thanks to #GivingTuesday and charitable givers. 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...

Apple Buys AI Facial Recognition Startup
January 08, 2016

Last September, reports surfaced that Apple was making a push to make its smart devices smarter and to do so was planning on going on a hiring spree in hopes to stay competitive with Google. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Security & Fraud
Are Banks Equipped To Tackle Banking Malware?
January 08, 2016

While banks and security companies may be putting up their best efforts to fight off cyberthreats, the infection rates of banking Trojans remain on the rise, ZDNet reported Thursday (Jan. 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Merchant Innovation
Barcode Readers Go Back To The Drawing Board
January 08, 2016

In a world filled with smartphones and self-driving cars, the barcode seems like an archaic holdover of some other digital retail age. However, the scaling needs of retailers have uncovered some weaknesses in how merchants process barcodes, as well as some promising solutions. Get the...

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Unicorns Didn’t Get The Love In Q42015
January 08, 2016

Just as the public equity markets began 2016 with a serious rout, now comes the news that unicorns are falling out of good graces with investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Wirecard Extends MasterPass’ Taxi App Footprint
January 08, 2016

MasterCard’s digital tokenized payment service, MasterPass, has landed in more taxis, with the help of Wirecard. 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...

Merchant Innovation
CES Brings Microsoft, Samsung Together For IoT
January 08, 2016

For the most part, companies take CES as an opportunity to show all the ways they’ll be different from their competitors over the next year. However, Microsoft and Samsung decided to bury at least one hatchet during a conference speech. Get the Full Story Complete...

Mobile Commerce
FTC’s Guide On ‘The Era Of Big Data’
January 08, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission earlier this week released a report focused on Big Data. 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...