Fidor Bank in Germany becomes the first bank to introduce Ripple Labs (formerly OpenCoin)’s Ripple real-time global settlement protocol. This first of its kind deployment will make payments between bank individuals and businesses as easy as sending an email.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law legislation that puts major constraints on foreign card brands doing business in that country, especially Visa and MasterCard. What's the deal? Billions in security deposits if they want to do business in the country.
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Both FleetCor and WEX have announced takeovers of the fuel card portfolios of two large oil companies in Europe, opening up opportunities for both to expand in the region. Shell and ExxonMobil, meanwhile, surely will benefit as well as the two companies handling their fuel...
Confidence among consumers globally is increasing to a point not seen since before the Great Recession, according to a recent Nielsen report. What makes consumers around the world so happy? Find out more.
Apple redefined the word “beacon” in June of 2013 when it quietly unveiled a new proximity technology that enabled iOS devices to communicate with each other. It’s been a unending stream of innovation ever since as payments players rush to integrate it into their payments...
Do you know… how many tens of millions of dollars Americans will spend on Mother’s Day this year? How many consumers will exchange personal information for a good deal? How many trillions of dollars the credit card industry will process this year? If not, keep...
"Bitcoin as a currency is so last year" is the sentiment in Silicon Valley these days. Serious enthusiasts of bitcoin and its digital currency brethren insist that the thing that will change the world is "the protocol" - the block-chain and the rules for verifying...
Fleet card processor WEX continued to see the benefits of its global expansion, but domestic activity was the primary driver behind company earnings growth during the first three months of the year. Recent deals also should help propel the company’s virtual card activities for fleet...
