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It’s Official: Microsoft Is Licensed To Do Payments
April 07, 2015

Microsoft has officially entered the world of payments. The Windows software giant has received its first money transmitter license from the state of Idaho’s Department of Finance, USA Today reported on Monday (April 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

First Apple Pay – Now ChowNow Adds Google Wallet
April 07, 2015

Google secured a new partnership with ChowNow, the online restaurant ordering platform, that will integrate Google Wallet into its app — giving the mobile payment app access to thousands of new potential users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Amazon’s Growth Is eBay’s Pain
April 07, 2015

As Amazon’s list of merchants continues to grow, it may be having an impact on the merchants who were once loyal to eBay, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

eBay Helping Chinese Merchants Manage Retail Supply Chain
April 07, 2015

eBay may have found its edge with its Chinese merchants by giving them an overseas warehouse presence across four countries — providing some of the merchants a sales boost of 145 percent in one quarter alone, Internet Retailer reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Acorns Investment App Cracks Open $10.5M
April 07, 2015

Acorns, the mobile app with the tagline “Invest the Change,” seems to have cracked the investing nut as it’s recently been able to bank $10.5 million more capital from investors into the company, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

ZenPayroll Gets $60M
April 07, 2015

Cloud-based payroll startup ZenPayroll has closed a $60 million funding round — and it has barely touched the $20 million it raised just over a year ago, the company said on Monday (April 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Bitcoin Remittance Startup Buttercoin Shuts Down
April 07, 2015

Buttercoin, a bitcoin startup that hoped to use the cryptocurrency to make it easier for immigrants around the world to send money home, is closing its doors on Friday (April 10), the company has announced. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Retailers: Apple Pay Violates Durbin
April 07, 2015

Apple Pay is violating the Dodd-Frank Act’s Durbin amendment, retailer groups say — at least the way Apple’s mobile payments system is currently implemented — and the groups are calling on Apple, Visa and MasterCard to meet the requirements of the law, American Banker reported...

IndiaMART’s Tolexo B2B Platform Aims For $1B By 2017
April 07, 2015

Indian B2B marketplace IndiaMART believes its six-month-old Tolexo arm could pass $1 billion in gross merchandise value by 2017 and hit $10 billion in transactions by 2020, according to DNA India. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...