Global payments provider TSYS, along with Ingenico Group, recently announced a new agreement to offer merchants a seamless and secure solution for accepting all payment types, according to a TSYS release. These payment types include magnetic stripe, EMV, NFC and Apple Pay.
A recent survey from technology consultancy Boston Retail Partners shows that businesses that accept EMV payments will increase 650 percent by October 2015 — the date that the shift in liability to merchants who do not enable EMV technology will take place. EMV is a technology that...
This year, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, which begins today, hones in on political, economic, social and technological transformations and how they’ve impacted decision-making and progress across the world. To discuss how these advancements in technology are offering potential for economic growth and productivity,...
Effective on January 15, MasterCard has appointed Michael Fiore as group executive of Global Prepaid Solutions, according to a company release. Fiore will lead the ongoing development and execution of the company’s global prepaid strategies in his new role.
2014 was the that mPOS went mainstream: mPOS became ATMs, mPOS enabled-Apple Pay, and existing mPOS platforms delivered a whole new level of functionality. We tracked 136 companies over the last year and have 9 key takeaways about the mPOS marketplace. The latest PYMNTS mPOS...
Consumers are constantly looking for ways to simplify their lives; this includes everything from online banking to public transit. MasterCard now has their hand in each of these scenarios. The company announced today that it’s joining forces with Masabi, provider of mobile ticketing for transit,...
It’s hard to imagine life without the smartphone. Mobile devices are now being used to complete the shopping process online and in stores – and 94 percent of us actually sleep next to them. For merchants, it’s that personal connection to the consumer that provides...
Even with our mobile devices, business travel today can still be quite a hassle. One of the most difficult tasks that travelers still face is accessing their company card information, says Christina Hall, senior product development manager at TSYS, but that’s just one of many...
As payment methods get more and more complex, so does EMV compliance. Creditcall, an EMV-ready payment gateway provider, has announced the launch of a new offering they call ChipDNA Lite today which is a preview of Creditcall’s ChipDNA SDK. According to the press release, ChipDNA...
