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Yelp Expands Business Commerce Platform
March 25, 2015

Yelp got another makeover — this time to help Yelp’s app platform expand to more business categories to help Yelpers book more services. And in typical Yelp fashion, the company announced the launch of its new offerings in an whimsical blog post. Get the Full Story...

New eBay/PayPal CEOs Will Get $14 Million
March 25, 2015

When eBay and PayPal split, it doesn’t appear as though the salaries of its top executives will be taking a hit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
UK Faster Payments Up 13 Percent
March 25, 2015

The U.K.’s Faster Payments Service is steadily nibbling away at the British equivalent of the U.S.’s ACH funds-transfer system, but it’s rapidly displacing checks, according to February statistics from the U.K. Payment Council reported by Cash & Treasury Management File. Get the Full Story Complete...

Nasdaq Powers Bitcoin Marketplace Trading Tech
March 25, 2015

Nasdaq’s X-stream trading technology system is finding a new use: Powering a forthcoming New York-based digital currency marketplace aimed at Wall Street traders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

UPS Helps Gone! Online Marketplace Go National
March 25, 2015

Gone!, a six-month-old platform for selling used goods, has cut a deal with UPS that has let it expand nationally, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (March 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Global E-Money Service Remitly Raises $12.5M
March 25, 2015

Seattle-based startup Remitly has raised another $12.5 million to help Indian and Filipino immigrants send money home from the U.S., according to a March 19 press release.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Opentabs Taps PayPal For Mobile Ordering
March 25, 2015

German mobile-ordering and payment app Opentabs has added PayPal to its options for restaurant and bar payment, Mobile Commerce Daily reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Alt-Lending Market Approaching $500B Value
March 24, 2015

Experts revealed predictions earlier this year that the world’s alternative industry could soon be worth $1 trillion. New data from Preqin reveals that the market is now halfway there. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
UK Vows Late Payment Legislation Next Year
March 24, 2015

As PYMNTS reported on earlier this week, U.K. small businesses are losing hope that government officials can successfully tackle the issue of late payments. Despite a government-backed Prompt Payment Code, which sees some of the largest corporations signing a pledge to pay their small suppliers on...