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Throwback Thursday: How Credit Cards Pitched Travel In The ’80s
July 23, 2015

If you caught our Throwback Thursday feature a few weeks ago, you’d recall that we took you back into the ’90s to give a look back at how payments and tech companies pitched their products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Mobile Commerce
Mallzee Captures Big Bucks To Capture Impulse Spend
July 23, 2015

Mallzee — the shopping app which calls itself the “Tinder for fashion” — caught the attention of investors in the U.K with its latest £2.5 million in additional funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Limited Too Given Second Chance To Dress Tweens
July 23, 2015

Limited Too — a tween retailer which is fondly remembered for its fads and glitter-adorned apparel — is being brought back to life from the retail grave by Bluestar Alliance. Bluestar, a brand management company, announced the acquisition on Monday (July 20), and the New York Post reports that Limited Too aims to...

Bratz Dolls To Battle Barbie Again With New Reboot
July 23, 2015

Barbie’s poutier, sassier rival, Bratz, is entering the ring again for round two with a more technology-friendly reboot. 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...

Loyalty & Rewards
Starbucks Delivers Loyalty Benefits To Lyft Users
July 23, 2015

Starbucks is enhancing its long-standing loyalty program in new ways with a slew of partnerships with the services its customers use day-to-day, Lyft is just the latest company to hop on board. With a new multi-year deal between the two companies, Lyft drivers and riders...

Europe
More UK Consumers Expect Contactless Payments
July 23, 2015

According to new research from Lloyds Bank Cardnet, many U.K. consumers are looking for more from retailers, especially when it comes to offering contactless payment options. Just under half of the consumers surveyed, 47 percent, said they expect, or would prefer, businesses to make contactless...

Apple At It Again With Enterprise Apps
July 23, 2015

Apple and IBM announced earlier this year a high-profile collaboration to rollout dozens of new mobile applications all geared toward enterprise users. Recently, the two launched tools developed for the health care industry, using iBeacon for health care providers to access patient information and utilize...

Alibaba Links Up With Capify For SME Lending
July 23, 2015

On the heels of the announcement of alternative lender Capify’s global rebranding – a move that combined four alt-lending platforms in four jurisdictions across the globe – the company is hitting the ground running. Reports Tuesday (July 21) revealed that Capify has teamed up with...

The Newest Site Connecting Businesses With Temp Staff
July 23, 2015

The mobile on-demand business model is taking off in the B2B world as enterprise gets new mobile apps to provide transportation, catering and even temporary workers. But for the companies that are looking for a more traditional means of finding temp staff, one business has...