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Remote Control Credit Cards?
April 25, 2014

What would happen to fraud if consumers were given the opportunity to turn their credit and debit cards on and off from their mobile phones – “activating” them only when they are ready to be used for transacting and giving consumers the ability to set...

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Bitcoin Tracker Week 21
April 25, 2014

Bitcoin traded in the in a fifty dollar range going from as low as about $450 and as high as $506, ending at $464 at about 7am EST on Friday. Our volatility index shows Bitcoin at a whopping 29 times more volatile than the euro....

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Amazon Reports 23% Rise In Q1 Net Sales, Launches Grocery Service
April 24, 2014

Amazon Inc. on April 23 reported total first quarter net sales of $19.74 billion, up 22.8 percent from $16.07 billion during the same three-month period ended March 31 last year and beating analyst estimates by a reported $320 million. Net income was $108 million, up...

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Apple’s New Retail Chief To Start Next Week
April 24, 2014

Nearly seventh months after announcing her hire, Angela Ahrendts will start has Apple’s new head of retail next week, according to information released in the company’s earnings call yesterday afternoon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Prime Pantry Lets Amazon Customers Ship Groceries For a Flat Fee
April 24, 2014

Amazon enthusiasts can now have the e-retail giant ship them their groceries for a low flat fee. 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...

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Digital River SMB Solution Expands to U.K.
April 24, 2014

eCommerce service provider Digital River, Inc. announced that it has expanded its SMB Payments solution, which offers “turn-key access to credit card processing capabilities,” to the U.K., according to a company release. The solution accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Maestro card payments in Euros and Pound...

Loyalty & Rewards
LoyaltyLion Enables Small Commerce Sites to Run Loyalty Programs
April 24, 2014

LoyaltyLion, a startup attempting to level the playing field for smaller e-retailers, has closed $370 K in new funding. 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...

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Beacondo Plans to Simplify iBeacon Integration for Mobile Apps
April 24, 2014

Beacondo is free for anyone to use and will provide a simpler way to create iBeacon-supported apps.

Loyalty & Rewards
RewardsNow Launches Loyalty Programs
April 24, 2014

In partnership with CO-OP Financial Services, RewardsNOW launched a loyalty program for its platform.