PayPal has announced a new service whereby Egyptian users can not only receive payments from buyers in 203 markets, but can also transfer funds through a local Visa payment card and/or USA Bank account, reported Daily News Egypt. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions and ITAB Shop Concept said Monday (May 18) that they will partner to offer new platforms to improve the in-store shopping Source: http://www.pymnts.com

A study released Monday (May 18) by TimeTrade concluded that a majority of shoppers still prefer the in-store experience over shopping online. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Breadcrumb, the Groupon-owned POS outfit focused on food and beverage businesses, launched an iPhone app yesterday (May 18) that enables restaurateurs to Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Visualead will help Alibaba launch QR-like codes on its marketplaces. The new codes will feature one-of-a-kind images that will create dotless codes. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

EU regulators could send a “statement of objections” to MasterCard for antitrust violations as part of a probe related to swipe fees on credit/debit cards. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

NCR, the consumer transaction technology business, announced in a press release the North American launch of the NCR Orderman7, its smartphone-like and newest Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Account takeover fraud costs total to almost $5 billion, with fraud activity rising by 70 percent in the past two years, says a recent study by Javelin Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Henry David Thoreau wrote that “It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.” Since the launch of Apple Pay last Source: http://www.pymnts.com

BG Group may lose its share in Kazakh Karachaganak oil and gas field following its merger with Royal Dutch Shell. Source: en.trend.az