Amazon.com on June 9 opened access to its Login and Pay with Amazon feature by enabling the 240 million cardholders in its database to pay recurring subscription bills from participating merchants. PayPal and Apple already support subscription-based payments, and some believe Amazon had to follow...
Several recent reports on private-label credit cards show a market that, like most loan-based products, fell considerably during the recent recession. But signs are pointing up these days, as merchants and the owners of their card portfolios are back to positive growth.
Ever heard of a small merchant wanting to flip cash paying customers to cards? Well, that’s what happens, Womply says, when small merchants implement the Womply Merchant Insights Platform. So what’s up with that? MPD CEO Karen Webster got the chance to talk with Cory...
It’s no secret that brick-and-mortar merchants are being squeezed by deals offered online, necessitating the need to bolster their own online capabilities. But some online-only merchants, such as California’s Gypsy05, similarly are seeing advantages in the touchy-feely benefits having actual stores can provide. The latest...
The Affordable Care Act might have made healthcare easier on some levels, but it has made patient billing more complicated than ever. One provider has found a way to “trick the system” and actually enable online billing and payment just like consumers are accustomed to...
For the last several years, Spain has struggled to regain economic strength. However, the European nation could be nearing positive change as it works to make regulatory changes in an effort to join in on the pan-European TARGET2 Securities transformation.
Once again, Apple has disappointed those theorizing this is the year the maker of iPhones and iPads launches its own payment scheme. Discussions at the opening of the company’s WWDC made no mention of hardware changes, and the likelihood of a payments scheme appears not...
Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly has signed amendments to a recently enacted law that make it easier for MasterCard and Visa to remain operating in that country. Specific details, remain sketchy, and there may be a $3 billion string attached to the deal.
PYMNTS.com has updated the monthly B2B Payments Tracker, which saw many investments in the space in May. Startups dealing with big data, analytics and billing raised millions bringing the total amount raised to over $500 million in 2014.
