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Merchant Innovation
Fast Food’s Dollar Menu Arms Race
January 06, 2016

It’s more than a decade since the days of “Super Size Me” and flavor-of-the-month weight loss trends, and while brands like Whole Foods and Pure Barre might now be here to stay, evidence is mounting that the fast food industry isn’t going to take the...

MasterCard’s Wearable Payments Breakthrough
January 06, 2016

MasterCard’s digital philosophy is that every device could be a commerce device. And, they’ve been pretty focused on bringing that to life over the last year – with watches, wearables, keychains, dresses, sunglasses, gloves, rings – and as we saw yesterday, even refrigerators. Get the Full Story...

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US SMBs Are Borrowing Less — Is That Good Or Bad?
January 06, 2016

The overall amount that small businesses in the United States borrowed slipped for the second straight month in November, reported Reuters on Tuesday (Jan. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Unicorns’ Bumpy 2016 Road
January 06, 2016

The FinTech industry had a good run in 2015, but as ever, the rearview mirror is nice for sentiment, while the key question remains what lies ahead. As Forbes reported Tuesday (Jan. 5), the startup pantheon within FinTech numbers 5,000 to 6,000 companies. Get the Full Story...

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Online Payday Lenders Pay Up Over Deceptive Fees
January 06, 2016

A duo of payday lenders have settled charges from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that they charged consumers in the United States for fees that had remained undisclosed and inflated, the FTC reported on Tuesday (Jan. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Mobile Commerce
Quiet Revolution Ahead For Online Payments In 2016?
January 06, 2016

2016 has just begun, but changes are afoot, large and small, for online payments, according to Digital River’s Eric Christensen, EVP of the company’s product management operations for commercial transactions.

Payment Methods
What Toast Will Do With All That Bread
January 06, 2016

There is no shortage of players racing for dominance in the mobile point of sale game in the United States. Well-known players on the list include Square, Stripe and Clover — but there are quite literally hundreds of others. And though the marketplace is more saturated today than...

Bitcoin’s Latest Endorsement: The Mike Tyson Digital Wallet
January 05, 2016

Bitcoin has a way of finding itself in the middle of strange news, and its latest celebrity endorsement seems to follow suit perfectly. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

PayPal Inks Dubai Cross-Border Marketplace Deal
January 05, 2016

PayPal has made another marketplace friend abroad — this time in the Middle East. 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...