Investments
Silicon Valley VCs See Green In Telegram’s $600M ICO
January 26, 2018

Three big Silicon Valley venture capital firms want to invest in Telegram’s initial coin offering (ICO), The Financial Times reported. 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...

Mastercard
Mastercard Rolls Out Biometric Authentication Mandate Ahead Of European Regulations
January 26, 2018

Sometimes eCommerce retailers need to verify a customer’s identity at checkout, but the authentication process often leads to lost sales. Methods like a one-time password sent by text message (SMS), for example, can cause many consumers to abandon their online shopping carts. Get the Full...

Subscriptions
MoviePass Cuts 10 AMC Theatres From Subscription Service
January 26, 2018

MoviePass has dropped a few AMC Theatres from its popular movie ticket subscription service. Subscribers will no longer be able to get tickets to select AMC locations in major U.S. cities, such as New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago, PC Magazine reported. Get the Full...

Startups
The Secret To Fast Onboarding? Know Who Knows Your Customer
January 26, 2018

In the old days, Singapore’s retail market was dominated by big corporate merchants with storefronts, whose size, numbers and name-brand recognition made it feasible to onboard them manually. The country has around 100,000 such traditional retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Exclusive Series
Fizzle Of The Week: The Activist CFPB
January 26, 2018

It seems an era has drawn to a close at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) as that under Mick Mulvaney, interim director and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) head, gets underway in earnest. Though there is still some drama about who should rightfully be...

Blockchain
$400 Million Of NEM Coins Vanish From Coincheck
January 26, 2018

Four years after the collapse of Mt. Gox, Coincheck, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has said that about $400 million worth of NEM coins have gone missing, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite
January 26, 2018

The taxman cometh. And the cryptos plummet. 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...

Retail
Walmart To Lay Off 1K Employees At Its Headquarters
January 26, 2018

Walmart will be laying off as many as 1,000 employees at its headquarters this year and in 2019. 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...

Retail
Target Brings Same-Day Delivery To The Sunshine State With Shipt
January 26, 2018

One month after Target acquired delivery startup Shipt in an effort to bring same-day delivery to customers nationwide, the retailer plans to roll out same-day delivery in select Florida markets, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...