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BJ’s, PayPal Pair For Faster Online Checkout
July 10, 2018

BJ’s Wholesale Club has announced that members who shop on BJs.com will now be able to pay for their purchases with PayPal, PayPal Credit and PayPal One Touch. Through the partnership, members won’t have to input their card payment information when making a purchase on...

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Global Payments Industry Sees Surge In Acquisitions
July 09, 2018

Mergers and acquisitions in the global payments industry have hit record highs in 2018, especially in the payments technology market. Financial Times (FT) reported that there were 102 transactions worth a total of $46 billion in the first six months of 2018, according to data from Dealogic....

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‘Dollars On The Floor’ — Why A Lack Of Local Payment Options Hurts Retailers
July 05, 2018

In Germany, security matters. In China, one must make sure to bring their top mobile game. Scandinavia has a thing for invoice-based payment programs. Much of North America remains anchored to major-brand credit cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Integrated Payments, With Regulation In Mind
July 04, 2018

To paraphrase an old maxim: There is nothing new under the sun. 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...

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Firecracker Research Informs Payments Decision Makers
July 04, 2018

Languid hot holiday day? Day off from work? Time to get thinking -- about payments, financial services and innovation, and getting a leg up on the competition. This Independence Day, we bring you a day of independent thought, with research (or tracking of trackers, if you...

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Like Amazon, Tesco Tests Out Cashier-less Payments At C-Store
June 29, 2018

Months after Amazon rolled out its cashier-less convenience store (C-Store) dubbed Amazon Go, Tesco is testing a checkout-free payment method in the U.K. The British grocer is experimenting with the concept on its corporate campus at a Tesco Express C-store, the Daily Mail reported. Get...

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PayPal’s Bill Ready On Making Checkout Smarter For Consumers And Merchants
June 29, 2018

Fighting payments friction is more or less PayPal’s DNA. 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,...

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Contactless Payments Take The Prize At World Cup Stadiums
June 28, 2018

Soccer is a contact sport, but fans are using contactless payments at one of the sport’s most famous events: Approximately 17 percent of purchases with Visa in the World Cup’s 11 Russian host cities, for example, used contactless payment technology with devices such as smartphones,...

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Boston’s Commuter Rail Will Now Accept Card Payments Onboard
June 28, 2018

The MBTA and its operating partner Keolis Commuter Services have announced that, beginning this fall, commuter rail passengers in Boston will be able to pay onboard with a credit or debit card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...