PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Bubble Builders and Busters Tracker Dec 27
December 26, 2013

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Bitcoin Bubble Tracker: December 27
December 26, 2013

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MasterCard: Holiday Sales See Minor YOY Growth
December 26, 2013

New data from MasterCard SpendingPulse finds that holiday season retail sales grew 2.3 percent in 2013, Reuters reported on December 23. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

20131224-Christmas Comes Early For Mobile Startups
December 26, 2013

As 2013 comes to close, one thing remains clear: VC funds haven’t lost their appetite for mobile startups. Mobile startups took the lion’s share of the major funding announcements of the last week, including a new taxi app based in Greece and one major social...

20131224-CES To Feature ‘FIDO Ready’ Authentication Alternatives
December 26, 2013

Development of alternative authentication methods to usernames and passwords quickly is becoming a market of its own. Spurred by member alliances creating industry certification programs for biometric and other solutions, vendors quickly are rolling out new products and services. Various newly certified products will be...

20131224-‘Twas The Night Before Christmas…And I Needed To Shop
December 26, 2013

Mobile commerce is swiftly changing the ecosystem. So, with this in mind, we decide to reshape a classic holiday poem to showcase this change. It’s a perfect way to wind down before holidays and to reflect on just how much mobile has changed payments for...

20131224-PYMNTS Player Of The Year
December 26, 2013

With mobile and online payments reshaping commerce, the payments ecosystem is going through a metamorphosis, and it’s not yet clear what tomorrow’s payments butterfly will be. Merchants, consumers, regulators are all shaping this future, but one stakeholder is having the biggest impact of them all....

20131224-PYMNTS Player Of The Year
December 26, 2013

With mobile and online payments reshaping commerce, the payments ecosystem is going through a metamorphosis, and it’s not yet clear what tomorrow’s payments butterfly will be. Merchants, consumers, regulators are all shaping this future, but one stakeholder is having the biggest impact of them all....

20131226-SEC: Whistleblowers More Common, Active
December 26, 2013

Data from the SEC shows that whistleblower activity has been on the rise since the agency’s 2011 inception. The office, created by Dodd-Frank, facilitates the delivery of financial crime tips to federal authorities and the disbursement of whistleblower award funds. Not only is reporting increasing...