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Innovations In Credit Scoring
December 04, 2014

The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) announced Wednesday (Dec. 3) the expansion of its Small-Dollar Credit Test & Learn Working Group with the addition of Canada’s largest credit union, Vancity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
Target Data Breach Lawsuit Continues
December 04, 2014

A federal judge on Tuesday (Dec. 3) ruled that most of the data breach lawsuit claims against Target can continue and that banks pressing that lawsuit were almost fully correct in its allegations. That doesn’t mean, of course, that the judge found the claims to...

Can Connected Cars Drive Commerce?
December 04, 2014

Internet-connected vehicles are going to become common. How quickly? Gartner is now predicting that in about five years, more cars/trucks will have Internet connections than won’t. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Mobile Commerce
Tumblr’s New Buy Button
December 03, 2014

Tumblr on Tuesday (Dec. 2) rolled out an apparently easier way to make purchases through the service. In its own blog post, Tumblr offered simple instructions: “1. Find something you love on Etsy, Artsy, Kickstarter, or DoSomething. 2.      Post it to Tumblr. 3. That’s it....

Europe
Startup Wants To Disrupt How Train Tickets Are Bought (Hooray)
December 03, 2014

As much fun as it is to ride a high-speed train across Europe, it’s just about that miserable to buy the tickets online. But Paris-based travel startup Capitaine Train is working to make the ticket purchase as smooth and quick as the train ride —...

Loyalty & Rewards
Put Your Loyalty Cards On Your Phone
December 03, 2014

Hong Kong-based startup PassKit has added another item to its mobile loyalty toolkit: a digital-wallet version of that old small-business loyalty standby, the stamp card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

PayPal’s Takes Start Tank To India
December 03, 2014

PayPal’s latest aide to startups is on its way. News reports say the eBay-owned payments company is set to launch its newest Start Tank, a resource for startups in need of business, financial and intellectual support Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

How Apple Pay Plans To Bump You To The Front Of The Line At Starbucks
December 03, 2014

The Apple Watch is expected to roll out in early 2015 but that isn’t stopping Impekable UI designers from mocking up potential new experiences that are designed to excite consumers once the timepiece is out to the public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

International
MasterCard Takes On Bitcoin Down Under
December 03, 2014

MasterCard has asked Australian lawmakers to regulate Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency exchanges exactly the way it does other payments operators — complete with anti-money-laundering and consumer protection features, according to Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...