Bitcoin
Bitcoin Takes A Tumble To Below $11,000
December 26, 2017

Bitcoin plunged briefly below $11,000 on Friday, down 47 percent from a record high at the start of the week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Partnerships
Overstock tZero Spends $12M For Minority Stake In StockCross
December 26, 2017

Overstock’s tZERO unit announced Friday (Dec. 22) it was acquiring a minority stake in StockCross Financial Services, a DTC clearing firm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Cybersecurity
Snowden Launches Security App
December 26, 2017

Edward Snowden wants to help protect your privacy with an app designed to transform any Android phone into a sensor for detecting intrusions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Cross-border Payments
Belarus Legalizes Cryptocurrency Transactions To Boost Foreign Investment
December 26, 2017

Belarus has legalized cryptocurrency transactions in an attempt to boost private sector growth and foreign investment. 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...

Consumer Payments
FTC Nets $6.4B In Refunds For Consumers
December 26, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday that enforcement actions over the past year have returned $6.4 billion to consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Apple
Apple Says It Slows Down Older iPhones; Gets Sued
December 26, 2017

Apple’s acknowledgment that it slows down older versions of its iPhone has prompted a lawsuit against the Cupertino, California company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Apple
Estimates Show Apple iPhone X Sales Are Less Than Stellar
December 26, 2017

Despite the hype leading up to the release of the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X, customers are buying these new offerings at about the same rate as models released in the past two years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Cybersecurity
Jewelry Industry Vs. Fraudsters: A Diamond-Cut-Diamond Match
December 26, 2017

Jewelry and luxury watches remain some of the most attractive targets for fraudsters today — jewelry because it’s expensive and in-demand, and watches because they’re, well, not. In this episode of the Global Fraud Index podcast series, Karen Webster and Sourabh Kothari, director of Merchant...

Payments As A Service
NEW REPORT: Contractors Add Payments To Their SaaS Toolbox
December 26, 2017

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