Today is the day that we might actually get a peek into Apple’s playbook on mobile payments. Anyone who hasn’t totally tuned out everything over the last week but the near endless coverage of the Kimye wedding and honeymoon knows that Apple is hosting its...
On June 4, Vantiv will host a Web seminar to discuss key findings in a new white paper “Omni-Integration Imperatives: Reaching the Omniconsumer.” During the event, representatives from both companies will provide detailed insights into what financial institutions and merchants can do to adjust to...
The fees companies pay to accept card payments from customers have long been a point of contention. An Australian company, eWAY, is using a system from Xero that automates the ability to enable a surcharge on card payments while also giving buyers the chance to...
The US celebrated Memorial Day this past week, but it might as well have been the 4th of July. Fireworks exploded in the bitcoin community over David Evans’ piece on Overstock’s acceptance of bitcoin, including from Patrick Byrnes himself. Then there were those pesky bots.
There’s no question that mobile has given merchants a whole new way to reach customers. But, it’s also given merchants a whole new set of things to worry about. Kount’s latest survey of 2000 merchants reveals that there’s been a marked increase in the number...
A new service from the online funds-transfer network enables qualified senders to have ACH-transferred funds placed in recipients’ accounts the next day, and it provides quicker funds availability. As with all funds transfers exceeding $10 that Dwolla supports, the cost is just a quarter.
Omnichannel is clearly the retail industry’s “it” buzzword. At its best, it delivers the great promise of consumers moving fluidly between devices and shopping channels, with retailers in lockstep at all times. But, we’re just getting started. Each month, PYMNTS will bring you the Omnicommerce...
Let’s face it. Paper-based accounts payables processes can be a real drag. So, not surprisingly, many companies are looking for easy, convenient, streamlined ePayment solutions. But finding the right one can be like finding the proverbial needle in the haystack. Those wishing for a simple...
Guess what. Fraudsters don’t discriminate: small and large merchants are equally at risk. But many small merchants don’t think so and are taking a “wait and see” approach to implementing new fraud solutions, citing cost, complexity and “I’m too small to matter to fraudsters” as...
