2014

Neiman Marcus: Up To 1 Million Cards Exposed
Neiman Marcus: Up To 1 Million Cards Exposed
March 04, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

The CEO at luxury retailer Neiman Marcus released a statement this week noting that the company’s recent data breach affected as many as 1 million...

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Consumers Love Wearables, Ratings And All Things Mobile … And Other Friday Factoids
Consumers Love Wearables, Ratings And All Things Mobile … And Other Friday Factoids
March 04, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

By PYMNTS.com Editorial Staff (@pymnts) There’s so much data influencing the industry today that it can be hard to stay on top of everything. PYMNTS.com’s...

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Global Luxury Market Growing, But Is That Good?
Global Luxury Market Growing, But Is That Good?
March 04, 2014  |  Cool

Looming store closures by Macy’s, J.C. Penney and Sear Roebuck and Co. represent a grim example of the general tenuousness of consumer spending. Tick up...

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eBay Rejects Icahn Move To Spin Off PayPal
eBay Rejects Icahn Move To Spin Off PayPal
March 04, 2014  |  B2B Payments

23 January 2014 By Jeffrey Green (@epaymentsguy) EBay’s board of directors on Jan. 22 rejected a proposal by investor Carl Icahn, who had submitted a...

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Barriers, Competition Defined PayPal’s Early Days
Barriers, Competition Defined PayPal’s Early Days
March 04, 2014  |  Financial Inclusion

Speaking at the ReadWrite Mix event, PayPal President David Marcus spoke at length about the history of the company and some of the challenges it...

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Bitcoin Insurance Schemes Gaining Traction
Bitcoin Insurance Schemes Gaining Traction
January 23, 2014  |  News

Several companies are exploring the idea of offering insurance on Bitcoin holdings. A central criticism of Bitcoin is that Bitcoin wallets are uninsured, not by...

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The iPhone 5s Is A Data Gobbler
The iPhone 5s Is A Data Gobbler
January 23, 2014  |  News

A new study has determined that the iPhone 5s consumes the most data on average compared with a diverse selection of other smartphones. The study,...

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