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Commentary
Will Apple Become The American Express of Mobile Payments?
June 02, 2014

Today is the day that we might actually get a peek into Apple’s playbook on mobile payments. 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...

Merchant Innovation
Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference Starts Today
June 02, 2014

Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference Starts Today 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 form, you agree...

Europe
Kalixa Acquires PXP Solutions In European Processor Deal
June 02, 2014

UK-based processor Kalixa has acquired PXP Solutions, a 27-year-old privately held UK-based merchant processor, according to lawyers involved in the deal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Financial Inclusion
Travel Search Site Hipmunk Snares $20 Million In Funding
June 02, 2014

The flight and hotel search startup Hipmunk announced on its blog last week that it had raised $20 million in Series C funding. Oak Investment Partners led the way, which according to Hipmunk CEO Adam Goldstein has the necessary travel and mobile experience to really...

Financial Inclusion
Sears Shifting More Store Cardholders To MasterCards
June 02, 2014

The Sears credit card, often one of the first credit-based products consumers receive, increasingly is being replaced by co-branded MasterCards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

International
Petition Seeks To Bring PayPal To Nigeria
June 02, 2014

Lagos, Nigeria-based design company CreativityKills, hoping to bring PayPal to Nigeria, recently launched a petition on the website change.org. According to the petition, Nigeria is the largest African country and those individuals in the nation are currently unable to fully use PayPal. On some websites...

Hmmm
PYMNTS Talks Back: About Bitcoin, Paper Coupons, Remote Check Deposit and Cash Flow
May 31, 2014

Wowsa. Talk about awakening the slumbering bear! This week economist and MPD Founder David Evans wins the prize for heating up the PYMNTS.com community with his article about Overstock not taking bitcoins, Overstock’s response and then Evans' response to the response! But there’s more! Readers...

Merchant Innovation
BluePay Working With Recovery Group On Settlement Collection
May 30, 2014

Merchants processing through BluePay that don’t want to deal with trying to collect on their own their portion of the $7 billion interchange class-action settlement Visa and MasterCard struck with merchants in 2012 now have an alternative. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Company Spotlight
‘Exciting’ Times For POS Leading To M&A, Partnership Growth
May 30, 2014

Sometimes an acquisition makes the most sense, while other times a simple partnership will help fill a product or service gap. Whatever the strategy, anticipated growth in point-of-sale demands has the acquiring industry in collaboration mode as key players look to fill emerging market needs.