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Monitise Puts Itself Up For Sale
January 22, 2015

Facing falling stock prices and forecasting lower than expected revenue in 2015, mobile banking firm Monitise has announced that it will be putting itself up for sale. The U.K.-based mobile banking firm is in the midst of a transition to a product-based recurring revenue model,...

News
Will The Liability Move Most US Merchants To EMV?
January 22, 2015

While the clock is ticking down toward the October 2015 EMV liability shift, an increasing number of analysts are questioning whether the majority of U.S. merchants will convert by that deadline, or at all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

International
US Is The New Growth Market, PwC Survey Says
January 22, 2015

CEOs are less optimistic about the economy this year than last, according to a PwC survey unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Loyalty & Rewards
GameStop Uses Beacons And Big Screens To Get Millennials Buying
January 22, 2015

Videogame retailer GameStop is fighting back against online shopping with beacons that stream game content directly to customers’ smartphones when they’re in a store, according to The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Mobile
In-store Wi-Fi Boosts Customer Loyalty 28 Percent
January 22, 2015

Customers really do appreciate free Wi-Fi, it seems. A new study by IHL Group found that 28 percent of retailers who added in-store Wi-Fi said they got a boost in customer loyalty. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

ShopX’s 1M Beacon Giveaway
January 22, 2015

Beacon vendor ShopX is planning to give away a million beacons to U.S. retailers in hopes of grabbing a bigger share of the market for its software-as-a-service management platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Voice, Facial Recognition Coming To USAA Mobile Log-In
January 21, 2015

Biometric authentication apps for financial apps are expected to be all the rage by 2019, and USAA wants to be part of the trend. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

NYSE, USAA and BBVA Make $75M Coinbase Investment
January 21, 2015

Bitcoin startup Coinbase just got a lot of extra change in its pocket from a record-breaking investment round of $75 million — which is coming from some seemingly unexpected backers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Merchant Innovation
Biometric Authentication App Use Anticipated To Surge by 2019
January 21, 2015

Those days of having to remember dozens of passwords and PIN numbers may become a thing of the past over the next five years. Soon, all you’ll need is a fingerprint or just your smile thanks to an expected surge in biometric authentication apps. Get the...