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The Downside of Beacon Technology
The Downside of Beacon Technology
March 05, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Like many emerging mobile-based products today, beacon technology, which enables merchants to identify specific customers in or near their stores, has potential to greatly improve...

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T-Mobile: ‘We Are Not A Bank’
T-Mobile: ‘We Are Not A Bank’
March 04, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

T-Mobile is hitting back at charges that it’s entering the banking business. A senior T-Mobile official spoke with American Banker, saying in an interview that...

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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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Bitcoin Bubble Tracker: January 24
Bitcoin Bubble Tracker: January 24
March 04, 2014  |  Controversial

Link to live trading on the various markets Bitcoin Bubble Tracker | Week 8 So, the world’s movers and shakers gathered in that idyllic Swiss...

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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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