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Mobile Shopping Nearly Tripled In 2014
January 07, 2015

Mobile shopping on smartphones and tablets grew 174 percent in 2014, according to analytics vendor Flurry — including a whopping 220 percent jump on Android devices, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Kickstarter Drops Amazon Payments For Stripe
January 07, 2015

Crowdfunding site Kickstarter is replacing Amazon’s payments platform in favor of $3.5 billion payments startup Stripe, Re/code reported on Tuesday (Jan. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Apple Watch Gets Ads
January 07, 2015

The Apple Watch has yet to be released, but mobile ad network TapSense has already announced the first programmatic ad platform for Apple’s iPhone-connected wearable, according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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San Francisco To Test Transit Ticketing App
January 07, 2015

San Francisco’s Muni public transit system will begin testing a mobile ticketing app this summer, the city’s transit agency announced on Tuesday (Jan. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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USPS Expands Same-Day Deliveries From SF and NYC to DC
January 07, 2015

The U.S. Postal Service is expanding its Metro Post same-day e-commerce delivery service to Washington, D.C. starting this month, ECommerceBytes reported on Tuesday (Jan. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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In Hungary, A Shopping Ban Means E-Commerce Too
January 07, 2015

Think online shopping is the perfect way to get around restrictions on when brick-and-mortar stores are allowed to be open? Think again — this week the Hungarian government said that e-commerce deliveries can’t be made when shops can’t stay open, according to Hungarian business publication...

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South Dakotans Propose Interest Rate Caps
January 06, 2015

What started as a game plan to attract investment in South Dakota by annulling interest rate caps, may soon take a U-turn with opponents laying groundwork for a ballot fight in November 2016. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Banks Opting For Less Secure Signature Cards
January 06, 2015

Many major U.S. banks could be looking toward better security measures that use chip-and-PIN technology, but instead are opting for new credit cards to use chip-and-signature security, The Wall-Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Text Your Friends A Beer with ChangeTip
January 06, 2015

A new digital tipping service has just given you one less excuse for being a lousy tipper. 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...