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In 2016, IoT Comes Home
December 31, 2015

The problem with predicting the future of the Internet of Things is that a world of connected devices can take so many forms and affect so many things that isolating discrete examples of this digital revolution can be a slippery proposition. Especially in today’s iPhone-obsessed...

NASDAQ Records First Blockchain-Based Transaction
December 31, 2015

While the financial world may be years out from making blockchain-based transactions on a mass-scale level, NASDAQ took a major step this week by making the first securities transaction using its blockchain-based platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Mobile Commerce
Uber’s Next Stop: Travel Agency?
December 31, 2015

The ride sharing behemoth, Uber, wants to become your travel agent. 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...

Bitcoin Foundation’s Days May Be Numbered
December 31, 2015

This isn’t the first time the legitimacy of the Bitcoin Foundation‘s future has been in question, and it very well might not be the last. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Banks’ Biggest Threats In 2016
December 31, 2015

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Dec. 30) that a survey of banking experts yielded some predictions of what to expect in terms of risk in 2016. The trio of threats included a few of the usual suspects. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

International
Is China Restricting Foreign Banks X-Border Business?
December 31, 2015

The suspension of two foreign banks by the Chinese government from doing at least some cross-border business in yuan until at least March 2016 begs the question of whether the country is limiting cross-border transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Mobile Commerce
Payments Tech Adoption Anemic In 2015, But Catalysts Loom
December 31, 2015

Even amid EMV, SMBS were slow to grab onto new payments technologies. But growing fraud and POS mobile payments may help light a fire under even the most reticent payments professionals.

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Blythe Masters’ Startup Blues
December 30, 2015

In early March, the bitcoin community got a major shot in the arm when former JPMC Commodities Unit Head Blythe Masters traded in her Wall Street ties to join Digital Asset Holdings. Digital Asset Holdings has created a distributed ledger technology to move financial assets...

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Can Digital Ads Work In An Omnichannel World?
December 30, 2015

More than ever, shoppers are taking advantage of the ability to move quickly between channels – online, mobile and in-store – to purchase the items they want, when they want them. But the onset of omnichannel shopping opportunities brings a new challenge to merchant advertisers...