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Why AmEx Couldn’t Make Costco Card Economics Work
April 20, 2015

The possible terms of Costco’s new co-branded deal with Visa and Citigroup gives good indication of just why the partnership with American Express didn’t work out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Google Scan-To-Pay App Turns Newspaper Digital
April 20, 2015

As much as the payments industry is transforming, the archaic print media has undergone its own rapid series of changes. 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...

Will Your Next Payments Password Be Embedded, Injected Or Ingested?
April 20, 2015

The next wave in biometric ID for mobile payments will be devices that can be embedded, injected and ingested, according to a PayPal executive who’s working with developers who are working on the problem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Western Union: 60 Percent Of Our Customers Are Migrants Doing Remittances
April 20, 2015

Roughly 60 percent of Western Union’s customers are now migrants sending money back to their home countries — and the shape of that remittance business isn’t necessarily what many payments-industry people assume. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Europe
Germany Tightens The Crowdinvesting Rules
April 20, 2015

The German government is set to roll out new rules that would limit how startups can raise funding through crowdfunding platforms, as well as who can invest, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (April 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Alibaba Cuts GM Deal To Finance Cars And Target Buyers
April 20, 2015

Alibaba will be selling and offering financing for General Motors cars through its eCommerce sites, and using its data-crunching capabilities to target Chinese buyers for GM, Reuters reported on Friday (April 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Retail Breaches Now Cause 59 Percent Of ID Exposures
April 20, 2015

The year 2014 saw far-reaching vulnerabilities, faster attacks when those security holes became public, files held for ransom and far more malware than ever before — and retailers were among the hardest hit, according to Symantec’s “2015 Internet Security Threat Report.” Get the Full Story...

Mobile
At Long Last, Multi-Card Mimic Coin Ships
April 20, 2015

The Coin is finally in circulation. After months of delays, payment device startup Coin has started to ship its card that gives users access to as many as eight payment cards, the company said on Friday (April 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Meijer Testing Shop-Online Curbside Pickup
April 18, 2015

Meijer is testing a new service to expand its omnichannel offerings. 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. By completing...