Less Than Half Of Italian Retailers Are Online
December 16, 2012

According to the Paypers, only 29% of Italian companies have online shops. A survey revealed that 74% of retailers prefer traditional brick and mortar shops, and 34% of retailers had not intention of taking their business online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

M-Shwari Signs 40,000 Daily Since Launch
December 16, 2012

Safaricom and the Commercial Bank of Africa’s most recent mobile service – M-Shwari – has signed an average of 40,000 daily since its launch on November 27, 2012, totaling 645,000 users in less than two months.. The mobile savings service was created following the huge...

Ready … Set … Wait!
December 16, 2012

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Carrefour Shuts Down Its Brazilian eCommerce Site
December 16, 2012

Well-established European merchant Carrefour has pulled the plug on its e-commerce operation in Brazil, according to Internet Retailer, to focus on brick-and-mortar stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

PayPal Partners With Wrapp For Mobile Payments
December 16, 2012

PayPal and Swedish gift card giving app Wrapp have entered an agreement allowing Wrapp to offer PayPal as a payments method. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

National ATM Council Pushes President Obama On Fee Disclosure Bill
December 16, 2012

The National ATM Council (NAC) is urging President Barack Obama to sign into law a bill that would amend the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and revoke the placard fee disclosure requirement, notes Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Report: UBS Readies Guilty Plea In Rate-Rigging Case
December 16, 2012

According to the New York Times, Swiss banking giant is getting ready to make a guilty plea in response to criminal charges that it engaged in rate rigging. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

PayPal Cofounder Max Levchin Joins Yahoo’s Board
December 16, 2012

Max Levchin, one of PayPal’s cofounders, has joined the Yahoo! board, according to VentureBeat. 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...

VeriFone Stocks Plummet In Down Week for POS Equipment/Software
December 15, 2012

The payments industry fell -0.42 percent on the stock market this week as the POS equipment/software, acquirer/processor and network industries all lost value. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...