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Consumers Out Of Loop About Personal Credit
August 10, 2015

Online loan marketplace LendingTree’s recent survey shows many credit cardholders in the U.S. are unsure about their financial standing when it comes to their credit accounts.

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Activist Takes $1B Stake In Amex
August 10, 2015

American Express has secured a major investor that is reportedly taking a $1 billion stake in the company, sources close to the matter told Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Amazon’s Sharing Shift, Target’s Beacon Boost, Digital Decisions Driven By Trust
August 10, 2015

The average dweller of a developed nation is exposed to as much data in 24 hours as the average 15th century peasant was exposed to over the course of their entire life, according to new BBC calculations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Consumers Ditch Cash For Cards At Vending Machines
August 07, 2015

Gone are the days of shaking vending machines to retrieve quarters lost in the chute as an increasing number of consumers are ditching cash for swiping their cards at unattended vending machines. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Android Security Hack Could Compromise Fingerprints
August 07, 2015

Fingerprint scans may not be as secure as some may have thought, Fast Company reported Thursday (Aug. 6). 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...

Why SMBs Aren’t Ready For EMV
August 07, 2015

As the EMV-liability shift inches closer, the real question will be whether or not businesses are ready for the change. And as most surveys have show, most small businesses won’t be. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Bitcoin On Wall Street?
August 07, 2015

Bitcoin hasn’t exactly been Overstock’s best friend – Overstock announced in June that it lost $117k in its investments in the digital currency so far – but Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has his own ideas for how the technology that powers bitcoin could shake up Wall...

Payments Tech Provider Pushes For Security Standards
August 07, 2015

Mercury Payments Systems has started a new initiative that looks to educate payment partners and other entities on how to deal with data breaches and other security issues. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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EMV Card Shipments Jump 27 Percent In 2014
August 07, 2015

EMV card issuance jumped by more than 27 percent in 2014 over the previous year, with key growth coming from the United States and China, according to ABI Research. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...