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Today if one says the word eBay anywhere in the U.S. — and in multiple spots around the world — you will be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t instantly know as to what you are referring. They may never have made a purchase on...
As Labor Day 2019 rolls in, the residents of the Eastern shore of Florida are gearing up for what is increasingly looking to be a catastrophic storm in Hurricane Dorian. The nearly universal consensus is that the storm will bring a deluge of water and...
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When Square released its first set of developer application programming interfaces (APIs) about five years ago, the focus was to attract partners able to give its sellers tools to more effectively manage their point of sale data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
As the sharing economy continues to grow – and continues to take on new challenges – the concept of work and commerce spaces keeps evolving, thanks in large part to the growth of the digital economy. That’s a mouthful, to be sure. Long story short:...
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Thailand hopes to annually collect 3 billion to 4 billion baht ($98 million to $131 million) by introducing a tax on tech businesses, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
YouTube is proposing to stop advertisements that target videos watched by kids in a bid to satisfy both regulators and consumer groups. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
On August 11th, 1994, Philadelphia’s Phil Brandenburger purchased a Sting album (“Ten Summoner’s Tales,” to be specific) with a Visa card, and changed the world forever. A big feat for such a small purchase, but on that day Brandenburger tapped VisaNet to do something unheard...