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Mobile
Belgium Banks Back QR Mobile Payments
December 09, 2014

With an eye on in-store, in-app, online and P2P payments, Belgium’s largest banks are backing a QR code-based mobile payments app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Europe
Russian Payment Card To Materialize Mid-Month
December 09, 2014

Russia’s National System Of Payment Cards (NSPC) will materialize and start accepting payments in mid-December, according to a report Monday (Dec. 8) in a prominent Russian business newspaper, the Vedomosti. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Apple Pay And McDonald’s Employees Can’t Seem To Get Along
December 08, 2014

Apple Pay is not only confusing the heck out of the McDonald’s staff but it’s also leaving a bitter taste with iPhone 6 users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Mobile
Pepperoni Payments Peril: Massive Payment Swindle Used Mobile Pizza
December 08, 2014

It’s long been common practice for cyberthieves to test stolen cards online, often with a tiny charge on a charity site, to quickly determine which have been shut down and which are still valid. But the latest tactic involves ordering pizzas from Domino’s—OK, so food...

Square Launches Food Delivery App
December 08, 2014

Square is taking the online food delivery startup Caviar that it recently acquired for $90 million and making it mobile, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

News
Google Pays $19M Over Kids’ In-App Buying
December 08, 2014

Google will refund at least $19 million in in-app purchases by children that were “accidental or not authorized by the account holder,” according to a consent order that the FTC finalized last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

New Stats Show Alipay Mostly Mobile
December 08, 2014

Alibaba issued new usage stats on Monday (Dec. 8) and it appears that most of Alipay’s transactions are now mobile, albeit just barely at 54 percent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Alternative Finances
How Many Consumers In Apple Pay’s Bushel Basket?
December 08, 2014

Talk about poking a hornet’s nest. 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 this form, you agree to...

Mobile Commerce
That’s A Lotta Deliveries – Instacart Valuation Tops $2 Billion
December 08, 2014

Grocery delivery operation Instacart has dropped another $100 million in Series C funding into its shopping cart, bringing its current valuation to more than $2 billion, reported TechCrunch. To put that into context, that’s five times its valuation from six months ago. Get the Full...