The problem with handcuffing a mobile wallet to an operating system (or hardware set) is it that it makes getting to scale among both consumers and merchants really, really hard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
For Samsung, the good news is that Samsung Pay is on track and its just-out-this-month Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone is selling out. But that didn’t help its Q1 earnings, which plunged 39 percent as the company sold more less-expensive smartphones and the bottom dropped out...
Thanks to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, Apple has just reported its best second quarter earnings in the company’s history. Indeed, the iPhone snagged the majority of the spotlight during Apple’s Q2 earnings calls Monday evening (April 27). An influx of sales led...
India is currently making a name for itself in the B2B eCommerce world thanks to some of the largest corporations – including Walmart and Amazon – launching online wholesale marketplaces in the nation. But suppliers without the resources of a major conglomerate are often hampered...
Not long ago, during his 2013 State of the Union Address, U.S. President Barack Obama called attention to 3D printing, saying it “has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything.” While the technology is expected to alter the way consumer goods are...
Sometimes regulators’ efforts to protect consumers miss the mark. Case in point. In 1980, the State of Massachusetts actively intervened to prevent its citizens from investing in a flashy new tech startup for fear that the suggestible residents of the Bay State would be taken...
The emergence of real-time payment services is transforming the payments landscape, according to a new research paper from financial cooperative SWIFT. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
The first quarter of 2015 has come to a close, and the technology and payments giants are rolling out their earnings reports. PYMNTS listened, analyzed, and compiled the latest (and most relevant) scoop, with loads of updates of the B2B goings on within Microsoft, Amazon,...
The European Union and many of its individual member states are working on ways to improve SMEs’ access to working capital on the understanding that small businesses are the backbone to economic strength and employment. These efforts are largely fueled by the impacts of the...
