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Facebook Payments Code Detected
October 06, 2014

The long-anticipated Facebook Messenger payments offering is real and imminent, based on screen captures of Facebook code now circulating. 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...

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Visa CEO’s Digital Vision
October 03, 2014

Visa CEO Charlie Scharf is trying to change the payments conversation, from reaching out to retailers—some of whom, he freely admits, “hate” Visa—to embracing mobile and cyber currency strategies, according to an extensive BusinessWeek profile published Thursday (Oct. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the...

PayPal Glitch Keeps Money From Sellers
October 03, 2014

For several hours on Wednesday (Oct. 1), PayPal transactions disappeared and PayPal, while acknowledging that something happened, hasn’t yet shared what that was. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Fighting Digital Attacks, MasterCard Style
October 03, 2014

MasterCard Thursday (Oct. 2) announced the launch of SafetyNet, which it said was a preemptive security system “to identify potential attacks before they start and in some cases before the bank or processor is even aware.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Digital River Says Yes To Apple Pay
October 03, 2014

Digital River, a commerce-as-a-service vendor, on Wednesday (Oct. 1) said that it would support Apple Pay on its mPOS line. 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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Bill Gates Bullish On Apple Pay
October 03, 2014

Bill Gates thinks Apple Pay is a powerful move forward for the payments space and anticipates it will set in motion a wide range of positive developments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Locqus: The Contractor’s Answer To Uber
October 03, 2014

A Detroit-based firm called Locqus is launching a mobile app designed to support small businesses—along the lines of “plumbers, handymen and landscaping companies”—to coordinate jobs and payments with customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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PayPal and (no) Apple Pay | Is Samsung To Blame?
October 03, 2014

There’s nothing better than a juicy story. And the juicy story this week was what is said to have lead up to the decision of the eBay Board to spin off PayPal. What’s been reported “according to sources that have knowledge” on both the PayPal...

Macy’s Relentless Omnichannel Machine
October 02, 2014

Macy’s has been incrementally building its merged channel capabilities for years. The chain has repeated the same process again and again: Start with a small-scale test of an in-store feature, such as Macy’s “Store to Door” program, in which if one store is out of an...