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Apple Pay
Apple Pay’s Moves And News
May 25, 2015

Welcome to Day No. 218 of Apple Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you...

The Essential PayPal (Tracker)
May 25, 2015

In a year full of twists and turns, eBay may have managed to snag the “payments’ ecosystem’s “biggest surprise award” last year with its apparent about face and decision to split in two and form two independent companies: eBay and PayPal. On the road to...

How Americans Will $pend Their Summer Vacations
May 23, 2015

Though it often felt like the winter would never end, Memorial Day weekend is here, which means summer has arrived, even albeit unofficially. And while others are heading to the beach, firing up the BBQ’s, going out for soft-serve ice cream and scouting out baseball tickets...

B2B Payments
B2B Investment Tracker, May 15-22
May 22, 2015

Just like the weather, things are heating up for B2B startups. Following last week’s slow flow of new investments, the market saw significant activity this week as more than $210 million was raised over the past seven days. FinTech and alternative lending led the way,...

The Genius Bar of Healthcare Payments?
May 22, 2015

Healthcare billing, as much any other area of payments, is an emerging and complex space. There is room for simplification, no doubt, and SimpleePAY – as its name implies – hopes to provide as much. PYMNTS recently spoke with Tomer Shoval, CEO of SimpleePAY, to...

“Digital Gold” Tells Rich Tale Of Bitcoin’s Past
May 22, 2015

Bitcoin has a rich history — much richer than the past few years of FinTech stories on the market might allude to; stories that have nothing to do with the “bitcoin baron,” a pirate and the Silk Road, or even Mt. Gox. Get the Full...

Apple Pay
Will Payments Be Apple’s Summer Story?
May 22, 2015

While late 2014 and early 2015 were largely “The Apple Pay Show,” as far as Apple fans, financial services geeks and tech bloggers were concerned — by Spring new favorites had cropped up to steal some of that laser-like focus on Apple’s foray into the...

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PayPal’s Big Vision
May 22, 2015

“This isn’t about minor upgrades — like replacing the card swipe with a tap — this is about fundamentally rewiring the commerce experience.” — Bill Ready, ‎SVP Global Head of Merchant & NextGen Commerce at PayPal Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

No Credit Score, No Problem: Alternatives To A Number
May 21, 2015

Millions of Americans are invisible to the three major credit reporting agencies in the United States. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), millions more Americans have credit histories that are insufficient to generate a credit score. In total, some 45 million Americans lack...