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Paytm Mobile Wallet Hits 50 Million Milestone
April 14, 2015

Indian mobile payments processor Paytm has passed 50 million mobile wallets and expects to hit 100 million this year, LiveMint.com reported on Monday (April 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Apple Hits 1 Million Pre-Orders For Watch
April 13, 2015

It looks like Apple has done it again – among their most dyed in the wool fans, anyway. Reports out of this weekend indicate that the world’s favorite tech firm managed to move over 1 million of their forthcoming wearable – The Apple Watch –...

Mobile Commerce
Papa John’s Adds Tool To Slice The Bill With Friends
April 13, 2015

U.S. pizza chain Papa John’s recently added a new digital solution that will help customers easily split up their pizza bill on any mobile or online order. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Time To Ditch Cash? Citi Economist Says ‘Yes’
April 13, 2015

Citi Chief Economist Willem Buiter is arguing that cash should be outlawed, so central banks will be able to reduce interest rates below zero in times of crisis, according to Bloomberg News. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Apple Watch – Ready for Payments And Commerce?
April 11, 2015

Spring is here. Well so we hear anyway, as PYMNTS is located in Boston where spring is more rumor than reality. If the Weather Channel is to be believed however, in other parts of the world the great weather change is underway — which means...

MasterCard Launches Platform To Propel Millennials’ Career Goals
April 10, 2015

MasterCard announced this week that it has launched its in reach™ benefits platform to help millennials reach their career and financial goals. The platform, says MasterCard, sets out to address the expectation that in just two years, millennials' spending power will surpass that of Baby...

Apple Pay Picks Up Ten New Merchants
April 10, 2015

A mid-week update to the Apple Pay page indicates that another 10 physical retailers joined the Apple Pay party this week. Acme, Davis Food & Drug, Firehouse Subs, GameStop, Luby’s, Rubio’s and T-Mobile all joined the Apple accepting list this week – as did the Phoenix...

Merchant Innovation
AmEx Experimenting With Facial Recognition Tech
April 10, 2015

After a tough 2015 so far, American Express Co. is experimenting. In particular, AmEx is taking a closer look at facial recognition and wearable technology with an eye toward developing new capabilities for some of its mobile apps. Those products could be used to reach...

News
Dimon: JPMorgan “Aggressive” On Expanding Payments Business
April 10, 2015

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon kept up his critical tone toward regulators and their potential role in preventing the next financial crisis in his annual letter to shareholders sent April 8. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...