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The Average Household Cost Of July 4 Fun: $235
July 04, 2014

Folks throughout the country will be out enjoying the mid-summer July 4 holiday today, and households in Washington will be spending more than in any other state, new research shows. But across all states the top spending will be on the same expected staples: alcohol,...

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Salesforce.com Rolls Out New Mobile Dashboard
July 03, 2014

Today, Salesforce.com announced its mobile app would now run its reports and dashboard tool. The product aims to give salespeople access to various pieces of pertinent information while they’re in the field and on-the-go. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Uber Celebrates The Fourth Of July By Making Helicopters Ride-Shareable
July 03, 2014

Of the many things said about ride-sharing pioneer Uber, “afraid to think out-side the box,” has never been one of them. Between kittens, Christmas Trees and even the occasional wedding—Uber is ready to give anyone – or really anything – a ride if there is...

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ProtonMail/PayPal Dustup Circles The BTC Wagons
July 03, 2014

Earlier this week, PYMNTS.com discussed how PayPal froze the account of ProtonMail, a secure email startup. While PayPal explained the incident as a “technical problem,” ProtonMail is not reassured, according to recent reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Is Prepaid Growing?
July 02, 2014

The Fed says that prepaid card payments are the fastest growing non-cash payment method in the U.S. Ron Hynes, Global Head of Prepaid Solutions for MasterCard tells PYMNTS.com why and, more importantly, what’s next for the future of prepaid.

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‘Technical Problem’ Caused PayPal To Freeze ProtonMail Account
July 02, 2014

On Monday, June 30, ProtonMail – a secure email startup – reported that PayPal had frozen its account. However, recent reports say that the freeze has been reversed, and that it had occurred because of a technical problem. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Company Spotlight
MasterCard’s Global Shopping Cart Patent
July 01, 2014

For all of you bitcoin fanatics who also love MasterCard, some good news arrived this week. MasterCard filed a patent earlier this week that would potentially incorporate bitcoin into its design for a planned global online shopping cart. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Commentary
Is Amazon Fire A Threat to Payments?
June 30, 2014

Jeff Bezos sent people invited to the launch of the Fire phone a children’s book about a man who painted his house purple so he could distinguish it from all of the other white houses on his street. The analog he was making was that...

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PayPal Has New Use For Your Fingerprints
June 30, 2014

Last week PayPal announced on its blog that it now offers fingerprint authentication for the Samsung Galaxy S Tab. Customers can now use their fingerprint to log in and pay at millions of merchants that accept PayPal on mobile and in stores, wrote PayPal Global...