Americans in February were less concerned, though still pessimistic, about their current financial situation than they were at the end of the government shutdown last October, according to the Finance Optimism Index launched April 1, by the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) and AOL Inc. The...
New ways to raise money, meet other businesses and battle fraud drove some very happy start-ups all the way to the bank. Find out who got how much and from whom.
China appears embedded in a competitive battle between state-run banks and such large Internet companies as Alibaba over control of the nation’s mobile-payments market. Regulators there appear to be moving in the banks’ favor. Not so, apparently, is the case in New Zealand, where new...
NACHA’s April 6 – 9 PAYMENTS 2014 will feature more than 130 educational sessions and plenty of networking opportunities specifically geared toward payments executives and professionals. Find out more here and make plans to attend.
Three companies took home the Best Innovation via ACH awards last week in recognition of the unique ways each is leveraging the ACH Network.
Travel and expense management software provider Certify says a majority of companies surveyed reported higher spending on travel last year than in 2012, and about half expect to spend more this year. Top management pain point? You guessed it: Employees failing to submit reports on...
It’s one thing to bitcoins, but where to use them? Coinbase can make it possible to both buy and spend bitcoins using its own digital wallet. Company executive Adam White recently spoke with MPD CEO Karen Webster about the startup’s fast growth and what he...
Did you know that Russia exports $160 billion worth of oil and natural gas each year? That 80% of Kenyan mobile-phone customers use their phones to make mobile payments? That the human population will consume 16 billion jellybeans between now and Easter? If not, keep...
It’s rare that the top innovators in the world meet in one location, but that’s just what’s happening today in Boston, as the Innovation Project 2014 kicks off at Harvard University. Though the media are not invited to attend, PYMNTS.com will provide exclusive coverage of...
