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Optus Optimizes mPayment Options With Payment Stickers, Bands
February 09, 2016

Optus, an Australian contactless payments service provider, is now offering payment stickers and bands as part of its strategy to find a user base beyond Android phones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Coin On The Hot Seat Over ‘Defective Product’
February 09, 2016

Coin Inc. is facing a lawsuit about its promise that consumers could (and should) carry a single card rather than several cards, according to a Monday (Feb. 8) report from Digital Transactions. Those claims were made by the company in tandem with the implication that the single...

MoboMoney Enables Sound-Based Contactless Payments In India
February 09, 2016

Consumers in India can now make payments with a sound. 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 this...

Venmo Fumbles With Super Bowl-Driven Glitch
February 09, 2016

While the Super Bowl isn’t an official holiday, there’s no doubt that millions of people take the day to celebrate a few elements of American life: professional sports and overconsumption. However, one app’s troubles at Super Bowl 50 shows another vice that could be slipping...

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BoA On What’s Driving Financial Market Stress
February 09, 2016

Whither liquidity? It withers. 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 this form, you agree to receive marketing...

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On Super Bowl Weekend, Mobile Payments Keep Fans Moving
February 05, 2016

Though just about every fan at Levi’s Stadium will have his or her phone out for pictures at the opening kickoff of Super Bowl 50, odds are that fans aren’t looking to spend their fantasy vacation weekends glued to their smartphones. While the average Broncos...

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IRS E-File Outage May Delay Tax Refunds
February 05, 2016

The Internal Revenue Service is not exactly beloved by taxpayers, and on Thursday (Feb. 4), it gave little reason for that dislike to lift. A “hardware failure” (think servers) meant that filers who sent their forms in electronically would not be able to have those...

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Fit Pay Raises $3.1M To Enable Wearable Payments Players
February 05, 2016

It’s a bit of a chicken-and-the-egg situation. In order to fundamentally change how the world uses money, FinTech startups need to rely on traditional seed funding to get their ideas off the ground. Fortunately, for Fit Pay, it didn’t encounter much friction in its most recent attempt...

Amazon Renews JPMC Visa Co-Brand Deal
February 05, 2016

Amazon and JPMorgan Chase/Visa will stay together. 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 this form, you agree...