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Ineda Raises $17M to Create Chips for Wearable Devices
April 22, 2014

The funding will be used to develop Ineda’s semiconductors for the wearable device market.

News
Online Beauty Start-up Birchbox Raises $60M
April 22, 2014

The new funding increases the value of the company to $485 million.

Mobile Commerce
Mobile POS Boosts Perry Ellis Transactions
April 21, 2014

The Starmount Engage and Connect solutions for mobile devices was releases in 60 Perry Ellis stores. The program contributed by increasing the average transaction amounts for sales conducted with mobile devices.

News
As Square’s Profitability Shrinks, So Do Its Options
April 21, 2014

Facing shrinking cash reserves and increasing losses, Square could be being pushed by market forces into a sale with a deeper pocketed mWallet player. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Mobile Commerce
SuperGroup Appoints Asda’s Customer Director to Lead eCommerce
April 21, 2014

According to reports, Wragg may have left Asda because he desired to handle multichannel position again.

Where Is the Second “Bitcoin” Boulevard?
April 21, 2014

The second 'Bitcoin Boulevard' in the world will start taking the digital currency on May 1.

News
The Payments Services That Few People Know Amazon Provides
April 21, 2014

Here are several payments services that Amazon already offers, and plans on launching later this year.

Commentary
Walmart Banks on Cash
April 21, 2014

Walmart got the entire financial services industry buzzing last week with its Walmart-2-Walmart domestic P2P play. But what everyone forgot to focus on is the real story: the value of this service to the consumer, one that actually likes cash in this digital age. MPD...

Merchant Innovation
Tribeca Film Festival Shows Off iBeacons to Display Offers
April 21, 2014

The annual film festival is taking advantage of one of the year's hottest tech trends by integrating iBeacon.