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Controversial
For Preppies, Latest Tech Makes Being A “Fashionista’ So Yesterday
September 04, 2014

It wasn’t long ago that this time year was the chance for preppy students to show off their ability to stay hip by wearing the latest fashions in back-to-school dress. Clothing, however, apparently isn’t as fashionable these days as having the latest tech. Get the...

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Apple To Payments To Patents. Can You Follow The Trail?
September 04, 2014

“If only Apple weren’t so secretive, if only we knew what their intentions were toward mobile commerce,” said every payments player everywhere at some point ever. Bad news: the team at PYMNTS cannot read Apple’s mind. Good news: PYMNTS can do the next best thing--read...

Mobile
ISIS Chooses New Name: Softcard
September 04, 2014

The mobile wallet platform launched by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon as ISIS has now chosen its new name: Softcard. 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...

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Why YouTube Did A Deal With Google Wallet
September 03, 2014

Fan funding is the ability for someone watching some content on, for example, YouTube to click to directly support that video producer. In a deal with Google Wallet, Google’s YouTube is trying to enable such payments within videos, with Google taking a generous cut of...

Breach Round Up
What The Apple ICloud Breach Means For Payment Security
September 03, 2014

Apple is investigating reports that a security hole in one of its online services allowed cyberthieves to download nude photos from the iCloud accounts of celebrities, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Sept. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Nordstrom To Enable Apple iPay
September 03, 2014

Nordstrom will don the wardrobe of Apple’s apparel mobile payment partner, according to a report Tuesday (Sept. 2) in Bank Innovation, which noted that Nordstrom is suddenly sporting the identical mobile POS used in Apple Stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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AirSig Lands $2 Million Backing
September 03, 2014

The Foxconn Technology Group has locked down 10 percent control—after writing a $2 million check—of AirSig, a Taiwanese mobile authentication startup, TechCrunch is reporting. That would place AirSig’s valuation at $20 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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New App Aims To Make Everyone A Storefront
September 03, 2014

Europe’s biggest online fashion retailer is testing a mobile-app feature that will let users snap a picture and then get recommendations for similar clothing, according to the Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Bank Account Fees Plummeting
September 03, 2014

After years of bank fee increases—both in type and amount—those fees may be on the decline. “Banks are making less of their money from customer-account fees than at any time in the past seven decades as strict government rules and changing consumer behavior squeeze a...