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eCommerce
eRated Raises $1.7M To Help Online Sellers’ Reps
January 20, 2016

ERated, an online seller profiling company, announced Tuesday (Jan. 19) that it closed a $1.7 million seed round. 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...

Cross-border Payments
Chinese Investors Lure European Startups With $715M Fund
January 20, 2016

Some Chinese investors are looking to branch out from the mainland. 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...

PayU Snags CEO From PayPal (Europe)
January 19, 2016

PayU, a global payment services platform, has announced its new CEO. 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...

Merchant Innovation
Walmart Combines Tech Teams To Meet Customer Demands
January 19, 2016

For decades, there weren’t many who could compete with Walmart when it came to in-store pricing, discounts and sales. As the retail landscape has shifted to emphasize the digital over the physical, though, Walmart has been confronted with the need to adapt to a new...

Merchant Innovation
WhatsApp Flips Subscription Business Model
January 19, 2016

WhatsApp’s 1 billion+ users will now save a dollar every year in return for popup notifications, as the Facebook-owned company moves to shift its subscription model to an ad-based business model. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Mobile Commerce
Verifone Enables Elo’s Self-Service
January 19, 2016

As startups work on projects like IoT and FinTech innovations that stand to change retail in the near future, just as many businesses have their eyes trained on the distant horizon in retail and what it might bring. For point-of-sale system manufacturer Elo, that future...

Mobile Commerce
Mozu Opens Marketplace For One-Click Retail App Integration
January 19, 2016

It’s not enough to have a robust eCommerce operation anymore. If that same platform doesn’t work when customers try to engage with it across another medium, retailers put themselves at risk of more lost sales than they can count. Fortunately, Mozu just announced a solution...

Cybersecurity
Trustwave Sued For Breach Investigation ‘Failure’
January 19, 2016

Data protection and security company Trustwave is being sued by Affinity Gaming for allegedly being unable to mitigate a cyberattack that negatively impacted its business, ZDNet reported Monday (Jan. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Cross-border Payments
Barclays Preps Partial African Market Retreat
January 19, 2016

So much for Barclays’ full-fledged push into Africa. 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...