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UK Contactless Spend Hits £1.5B Milestone
May 20, 2016

The U.K. Cards Association announced on Thursday (May 19) that the monthly spending on contactless cards reached a record £1.5 billion in March 2016. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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TD Bank Ditching Coin-Counting Machines
May 20, 2016

TD Bank is saying ciao to the good, old penny-counting machines that have adorned its branches for several years now. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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A Match Made In (Carrier Billing) Heaven
May 20, 2016

Though billions of people around the world have access to smartphones, it doesn’t mean they have access to a payment method that allows them to purchase digital goods and content on their devices. Ray Anderson, cofounder and CEO of Bango, joined Karen Webster for a...

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All Quiet On The Unicorn Front
May 19, 2016

No new unicorns, no downrounds, but some hints of turbulence on the regulatory front. Plus, Donald Trump weighs in on the tech bubble.

PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Android Pay, Samsung Pay Edition
May 19, 2016

There’s never a shortage of news from the mobile payments players, and this week two of them made plenty of news across the ecosystem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Fitbit’s Plans To One Up Apple Watch
May 19, 2016

Normally focused on exercise, Fitbit appears to be considering the (business) health benefits of mobile payments. 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...

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Samsung And Alibaba Take On Mobile Payments
May 19, 2016

Mobile payments make for interesting pairings — a fact demonstrated earlier today by Alibaba and Samsung. The Chinese eCommerce giant and the Korean device powerhouse are joining forces to make it easier to pay the Alibaba way via Samsung devices. Get the Full Story Complete...

PayPal’s Plans To ‘Rewire Commerce’
May 19, 2016

PayPal’s CEO Dan Schulman made it pretty clear during his company’s analyst day yesterday (May 18) that his vision for PayPal is about much more than being a digital payments platform and much, much more than just a “checkout” button on a website. Get the...

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Android Pay’s 360° View Of Commerce
May 19, 2016

Pali Bhat, global head of payment products at Google, tells Karen Webster that making mobile payments stick with users in the U.S. is going to take more than just tapping-and-paying in-store. Bhat describes the slew of cross-channel payments capabilities and new partnerships, unveiled yesterday at...