LINK Reports 5% Increase In Cash Withdrawals At Olympic Games
August 16, 2012

Excluding foreign currency withdrawals, the amount of cash dispensed at LINK’s ATMs in London grew by 4.6 percent over the 17 days of the Olympic Games relative to the prior year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Social Shopping Startup Little Black Bag Raises $8 Million
August 16, 2012

Little Black Bag, an eCommerce company with heavy social integration, has raised $8 million in equity backing, All Things D reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Google Play Gift Cards Appear In Retail Environment
August 16, 2012

Google is preparing to release a prepaid gift card product into the brick-and-mortar retail environment, new photos confirm. 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...

McDonald’s Brings Contactless Payments To Canada Locations
August 16, 2012

McDonald’s has partnered with Interac Association to bring contactless debit payments to its restaurant locations in Canada, Finextra reports. 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...

Jack Dorsey Playing Steve Jobs? Blogger Notices Several Similarities
August 16, 2012

A perceptive blogger alerted TechCrunch to some interesting evidence that Jack Dorsey is taking more than just a few cues from the managerial and executive style of the late Steve Jobs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

LevelUp Approaches A Major Milestone
August 16, 2012

Here are our top five tweets from the week that was. Keep tweeting, and we may feature you next Friday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Square Slashes Prices To Intensify Its SMB Appeal
August 16, 2012

Often depicted as a processor best suited for the nation’s smallest business enterprises, Square’s latest move will only increase its appeal to U.S. SMBs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Global Payments’ Acquisition Ups The Ante At The POS
August 16, 2012

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How Far Will Citi and USAID’s Mobile Money Partnership Go?
August 16, 2012

Empowering consumers in emerging markets with mobile money technology can only go so far unless that mobile platform is widely adopted “” not only by consumers, but also by merchants and other payers as well. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) knows this, and...