PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Bubble Builders and Busters Tracker Jan 10
January 09, 2014

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Study: Amazon Tops In Mobile, Online Shopper Satisfaction
January 09, 2014

Underscoring the increasing importance of omnichannel commerce, Amazon won top honors in a recent poll that ranked retailers by their ability to generate consumer satisfaction across all channels this past holiday season, despite its lack of an in-store presence. Amazon wasn’t just named the winner...

Can Biometrics Help Mag-Stripe Cards Prevail?
January 09, 2014

Considerable venture capital and vendor innovation have gone into seeking more secure alternatives to traditional magnetic-stripe cards. Mobile-based solutions have received a great amount of attention, while network mandates have attempted to push EMV smart card use in the U.S. Could biometrics, combined with one-time...

Acquiring
Social Review Startup Yotpo Raises $10.7M
January 09, 2014

Yotpo, an Israel-based startup that lets businesses integrate social media into on-site product reviews, has raised $10.7 million in a Series A funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Alternative Finances
Lenders Leverage Social Media
January 09, 2014

A growing number of lenders are turning to social media when determining a loan applicant’s credit-worthiness. 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...

B2B Payments
Chase’s Prepaid Exit Affords No Simple Explanation
January 08, 2014

JPMorgan Chase's recent decision to try to sell off its government and commercial prepaid card business seems a bit surprising. After all, prepaid is among the fast-growing payment segments, so why give it up? MPD's Gloria Colgan offers up her views on why Chase made...

B2B Payments
MasterCard’s Balfany: There’s No Silver Bullet, But Security Tools Do Work
January 08, 2014

It goes without saying that the recent data breaches at some of the major U.S. retailers, including Target and Neiman Marcus, have exposed a harrowing reality in the payments space — that fraudsters can and will take advantage of any security flaw they can. Get...

Events
Innovation Project 2014: Look Who’s Talking
January 08, 2014

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Consumer Payments
Study: Amazon Tops In Mobile, Online Shopper Satisfaction
January 08, 2014

U.S. consumers who conducted holiday shopping at Amazon or L.L. Bean were the most likely to be satisfied with their experience this past holiday season, ForeSee’s newly published E-Retail Satisfaction Index indicates. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...