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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 Pay Gains More Prepaid Card Support
January 08, 2016

Apple Pay has gained the support of another prepaid card network. 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...

Everything You Ever Needed To Know About Apple and Payments
January 08, 2016

As of the writing of this, something truly unusual is going on. Apple’s stock is trading at less than $100 a share.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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...

Cross Border Commerce
Climbing The Cross-Border Mountain
January 08, 2016

While there may be a trillion dollar cross-border commerce opportunity out there ready for the taking, the move to actually tap into the market is not as easy as it looks. Hikmet Ersek, CEO of Western Union, sat down with MPD CEO Karen Webster to...

Mobile Commerce
Blackhawk Network Buys GiftCards.com
January 07, 2016

Prepaid card and payments firm Blackhawk Network said on Wednesday (Jan. 6) that it has bought GiftCards.com. The latter company sells digital and physical prepaid cards through the site and also operates OmniCard, which sells reward and prepaid solutions for business clients. The deal is...

International
Xfers Banks $2.5M To Streamline Online Seller Bank Transfers
January 07, 2016

Xfers, the Singapore-based startup that focuses on bank transfers, said on Wednesday (Jan. 6) that it garnered $2.5 million in a seed round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Debit’s Loss Is PayPal’s Gain
January 07, 2016

As new ways to pay get introduced into the consumer market, there’s always one pressing question on the minds of merchants and issuers: How do consumers actually want to pay? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Invoicing From The Field And On The Go
January 07, 2016

Viewpost is rolling out a mobile app that will let SMBs send eInvoices from their devices. Max Eliscu, the company's CEO, explains how that can help B2B relationships and cash flow.