In Depth

Unmasking Dread Pirate Roberts — The Bitcoin Edition
January 17, 2015

If only Piper Chapman’s girlfriend, the protagonist in the Netflix series, “Orange is The New Black,” knew the alleged Dread Pirate Roberts and his Libertarian bitcoin Web project, Silk Road, maybe she wouldn’t have had to ask Piper to carry the suitcase full of drug money...

Alternative Finances
Razzies, Russia and Raining On The Miners’ Parade
January 16, 2015

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Big Banks Bet On Mobile Transactions
January 16, 2015

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TouchID – Out Of the Phone And Into The Cloud
January 16, 2015

TouchID isn’t new – in fact it was first launched in September of 2013 as “an innovative way to simply and securely unlock your phone with just the touch of a finger.” A year later, it was part of the magic of Apple Pay. And...

Retail Sales In December: A Blip, Or A Reason For Concern
January 15, 2015

The conventional wisdom that falling oil prices are a catalyst for increased consumer spending took a major hit yesterday (January 14) with the release of the U.S, retail sales number by the Commerce Department. The figures released indicate that retail sales suffered their largest decline...

What’s So Different About China’s Mobile Payments’ Ecosystem?
January 15, 2015

There’s plenty of differences between the mobile commerce market in the U.S. and the mobile ecosystem seen 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 required. yesSubscribe to...

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JPMC | Better Together, Says Dimon
January 15, 2015

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The Uber-Taxi Medallion Ripple Effect
January 14, 2015

The entrance of Uber into the ridesharing market disrupted more than just the taxicab industry, it has shaken the financial ecosystem that was supported by those who owned and loaned money for the once-coveted taxi medallion business. It’s a trend seen over and over again in the...

2015’s (Almost) $1B Start And peerTransfer’s $22 Million Pick-Up
January 14, 2015

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