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Belgium Banks Back QR Mobile Payments
December 09, 2014

With an eye on in-store, in-app, online and P2P payments, Belgium’s largest banks are backing a QR code-based mobile payments app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

International
Walmart China Resists Online Operations
December 09, 2014

Walmart’s China operations are running into internal resistance as the chain tries to embrace very Web- and mobile-friendly shoppers in China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Europe
Russian Payment Card To Materialize Mid-Month
December 09, 2014

Russia’s National System Of Payment Cards (NSPC) will materialize and start accepting payments in mid-December, according to a report Monday (Dec. 8) in a prominent Russian business newspaper, the Vedomosti. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Mobile
Pepperoni Payments Peril: Massive Payment Swindle Used Mobile Pizza
December 08, 2014

It’s long been common practice for cyberthieves to test stolen cards online, often with a tiny charge on a charity site, to quickly determine which have been shut down and which are still valid. But the latest tactic involves ordering pizzas from Domino’s—OK, so food...

Mobile
Carriers Must Stop Phone Thefts, Says FCC
December 08, 2014

The Federal Communications Commission wants wireless carriers to do more to stop the million-plus smartphone thefts in the U.S. every year, the Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Luxury Goods P2P Marketplace Aims To Attract Professional Sellers
December 08, 2014

Poshmark, the P2P luxury marketplace that allows women to shop for items from each other’s closets, has added a new service targeted at brining in a new e-Commerce audience: professional sellers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Company Spotlight
Creditcall Appoints New CEO To Prep For Next Phase Of EMV Migration
December 08, 2014

EMV Migration solution provider Creditcall has appointed Lars Dige Pedersen, Ph.D., as its new CEO and member of its board of directors to oversee global operations and continues growth in the U.S., according to a company release. Pedersen is replacing Peter Turner, who has been...

Square Launches Food Delivery App
December 08, 2014

Square is taking the online food delivery startup Caviar that it recently acquired for $90 million and making it mobile, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

News
Google Pays $19M Over Kids’ In-App Buying
December 08, 2014

Google will refund at least $19 million in in-app purchases by children that were “accidental or not authorized by the account holder,” according to a consent order that the FTC finalized last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...