May 25, 2012

PYMNTS App Review
Facebook Needed Some Good Karma 
 
How's the user experience on Facebook's latest commerce acquisition, Karma? Editor Alex Walsh goes through the app's full use to gauge whether this was a good buy for the social network. Initial impression: Karma has the potential to substantially accelerate Facebook's commerce growth. Read More

Catalyst Course
Competing And Surviving With Multi-Sided Platforms 
 
The final chapter of MPD founder David Evans' Catalyst Course shows both how new entrants can beat up on an established enemy, and how incumbents can fend off pesky competitors. It's the ultimate guide for ending up like Facebook - and not MySpace. Tune In Now

PYMNTS Spotlight
You Asked For It: Innovator Award Deadline Extended 
 
Everyone's asking the same question about our Innovator Awards - am I going to make the deadline? The answer is: But of course! We've been overwhelmed with responses and don't want any innovators left out of the competition, so nominations have been extended through June 8th. Click here for a complete list of dates.

Today's Top Story
PayPal Emerging As World's "Fifth Payment Network" 
 
A deep business partnership with VeriFone was the piece de resistance from a huge day of news for PayPal. "They are essentially the emerging fifth payment network," says VeriFone VP David Talach. Meet all of PayPal's newest payments partners. Read More

What's Hot Today
Report: Groupon In Talks To Build Mobile Payment Swipe Reader
Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo Launch New P2P Service
European General Court Decides Against MasterCard On Interchange Fees
VeriFone Revenues Grow 13% Over the Quarter
CFPB Proposes New Rule For Regulating Risky Nonbanks
Best Buy CEO: Online Sales Growth "Far Outstripping" Brick-and-Mortar
MasterCard, Telefonica Expand Wanda Mobile Money to Argentina
Bank of America Claims 10 Million Mobile Banking Customers
Google Adds Subscription Billing Service to App Store
Intuit GoPayment Charges Sales Tax Based On GPS Data
Smartpay Launches Cashless Financial System in Zimbabwe
Japan's Rakuten To Deliver eCommerce Service to Malaysia
The Best from Yesterday
ROAM CEO: MasterCard's Guidelines are Crucial For an Evolving Space
CFPB Proposes Expanding Regulation of Prepaid Cards
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