PayAnywhere and MasterCard have announced a new partnership that will see MasterCard distribute a branded, co-branded or white-label solution of PayAnywhere’s mPOS solutions to help small business owners (SMBs) reduce friction at the checkout, a December 19 press release revealed. As part of the deal,...
Discover announced it would become EMVCo’s sixth member on September 3, acquiring a one-sixth ownership of the standards body and taking up a leading role in the organization’s management, technical and operational responsibilities in the process. But, according to Beth R. Horowitz, the company’s senior...
The mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) market is steadily moving toward an omnichannel experience that is as much about tablets as handsets, and businesses that don’t adapt face the risk of falling behind. That’s the latest from ROAM CEO Ken Paull who spoke with Market Platform Dynamics...
Not a single person left this digital discussion until it was over, which is pretty amazing since it went about an hour! One of the topics that kept everyone so attentive? The role of FI customers in driving mPOS revenue. Sounds a bit counterintuitive at...
The intersection between small business and financial institutions is one of huge opportunities. There are many great reasons for SMBs and FIs to partner, but only if the two sides can move away from traditional relationships and step into the crossroad where technology, innovation and...
Mobile payment solution provider PayAnywhere and Discover are partnering so that merchants in PayAnywhere’s network can accept the PayPal payment card, the company announced in a December 5 press release. According to Marc Gardner, president and CEO of North American Bancard, PayAnywhere’s owner and operator,...
Monitise has launched a Chinese-language version of its Mobile Money platform, the company reported in a December 3 press release. The Hong Kong launch is part of its effort to expand its services into mainland China, according to the company. Monitise CEO Alastair Lukies also...
Mobile commerce platform provider ROAM has announced the launch of its next-generation mobile card reader technology, the G5X, the company reported in a November 26 press release. The technology includes data encryption and protective measures, as well as a dual-track, multi-card type magnetic stripe reader....
Ingenico and ROAM have announced a joint expansion that will bring mobile payments solutions to eight new markets this year, according to a November 13 press release. The move coincides with the launch of the ROAM Mobile Commerce Manager, an EMV-compatible mobile payment engine that...
