It’s official — eBay has gotten the final regulatory approval to allow PayPal to become its own publicly traded company once again. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

When Apple Pay goes live today (July 14), Braintree will enable U.K. merchants and those around the globe to be among the first batch to accept Apple Pay. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Last week, the CFPB has published 9 guidelines it thinks are necessary to protect consumers in a world of faster payments. But, how useful are they and what’s Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Sure, beacon technology helps retailers and venues to know where their customers are — but that doesn’t necessarily translate into engagement. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

This system relates to secure mobile payments and works without requiring a user to manually input authentication information for each transaction. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.scoop.it

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Chinese authorities arrested half a dozen former employees of Tencent, the country’s biggest social networking and entertainment firm, along with a current executive at eCommerce site Alibaba on charges of corruption and bribery, Reuters reported… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Criminals were becoming more resourceful in stealing people’s identities, the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service said on Wednesday, calling on the public to take greater care in protecting their identities. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.jacarandafm.com

Two of the largest smartphone competitors are pairing up together in an effort to give Apple a run for its money in the Bring Your Own Device movement. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com