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Amazon Opens Its First Physical Bookstore
November 03, 2015

Twenty years after first registering in the national consciousness as the eRetailer that specialized in connecting consumers to books for relatively little money through the magic of the Internet, Amazon is opening a real, live bookstore. A few hours after this story is published, Amazon...

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Google’s New York Retail Adventure Over Before It Began
November 03, 2015

It looks like Google’s plans to open an over 5,000-square-foot SoHo retail location have been scrapped. 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 daily...

How The FBI Stirred The Card Swipe Fee Pot
November 03, 2015

Last month when the FBI issued a statement suggesting that consumers should favor chip-and-PIN cards, little did it know that its innocuous statement directed at ensuring security would become the epicenter of a dispute between banks and retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Best Buy Jumps On Same-Day Delivery Bandwagon
November 03, 2015

Whether it be inspired by Amazon or not, the same-day delivery buzz has slowly but surely spread to the world of traditional retail. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Tencent’s $1B Bet On On-Demand Services
November 03, 2015

Tencent Holdings, the Chinese Internet company, will invest as much as $1 billion in the country’s largest online on-demand services provider in a deal that values the latter at $20 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Nov. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the...

Visa’s $1.3 Trillion Quarter
November 03, 2015

Visa made news a couple of times yesterday (Nov. 2).  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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

What Made Visa Europe Worth $23 Billion?
November 03, 2015

On Wall Street, a quarter may linger in the minds of investors for a little while, but a merger brings with it much longer rumination. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Avoka Launches Real-Time Digital Identity Verification
November 03, 2015

Avoka, which helps financial services companies acquire digital customers, has announced a strategic partnership with Trulioo, a provider of instant identity verification for international enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Black Friday Comes Early For Amazon
November 03, 2015

Amazon is kicking off this year’s holiday season with an early launch of a Black Friday Deals store, exclusively targeted at boosting its Prime membership base. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...