PYMNTS Daily Roundup: June 19-20

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FB’s Biggest Ecommerce Platform Payvment Lets Its 165K Sellers Easily Buy Taste Graph-Targeted Ads

They Work! Facebook Mobile Ads Are Clicked 13X More, Earn 11X More Money Than Its Desktop Ads

Citi ThankYou® Rewards Members Can Now Use Points to Buy Tickets to Live Nation Concerts

QNB Promotes NFC Payments with ‘First Transaction Free’ Offer

Discover Joins Multos Consortium

Discover Financial Services Reports Second Quarter Net Income of $537 Million or $1.00 Per Diluted Share

 Recent Survey Shows a 239% Increase in Charitable Donations at Fundraisers That Accept Credit Cards

30 Countries Added to MoneyGram’s Direct-to-Account Service to Philippines

‘My Bank Made Me Fat’: The Risk of the Mobile Coupon Play

AngiesList Gets Ready to Launch eCommerce Storefronts

The Fancy and Zaarly Team Up to Offer Stylish Local Commerce

EasyACH Introduces Online ACH Processing Application for New Merchants

New Research Report: Meet the Connected Consumer (infographic)

As Fab.com Hits Year One, It Enters the U.K. Through Acquisition

“Brutal” Jobs Cuts at RBS Spark Debate on Branch Investment

NTIA to Look at Mobile Apps and Consumer Data

It’s a Big Deal: LivingSocial Introduces the Best of Southeast

New Loyalty Program Enhancement Gives Consumers Bonus Reward Points and Access to Discounts, Coupons, Local Merchant Deals Through New Web Portal

Ingenico Signs US Distribution Deal with TPG

Ukash win Best Prepaid Marketing Campaign at Canadian Prepaid Awards

Citi and Maxim Health Systems Team Up to Provide Innovative Flu Care Payment Solutions

Online Shoppers Will Increase Their Back-to-School Spending This Year

SagePro Customers Can Now Deliver Invoices and Collect Payments Electronically with SmartPay

River City Federal Credit Union Outsources ATMs

Oberthur Completes MoreMagic Acquisition