Apple’s long-rumored iWatch will have to work as a fashion accessory, but more important are the implications of iOS-based wearables on the accessibility and ubiquity of data, suggests David Willson at Seeking Alpha. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Bank branches in the U.S., which have been closing at a rapid pace as retail banks try to cut costs, are actually rising in popularity among customers, Payments Cards and Mobile reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Square has upgraded its Square Cash P2P payment app with the ability to send payments via text messages, and raised the ante in its competition with PayPal-owned Venmo, according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Amazon has sold only 35,000 of its new Fire phones in the first 20 days after it went on sale in July, according to data crunched by the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
A large Oklahoma-based payment processor will pay $7 million to settle charges that it helped collect illegal fees charged to consumers by debt-settlement companies, American Banker reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Overdue U.S. credit card payments are falling, and the number of new credit accounts rose during the first quarter of 2014, credit reporting company TransUnion said Tuesday (Aug. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Office-supplies giant Staples has launched a “buy online, pick up in-store” program in the face of weak sales and declining profits, Integrated Solutions for Retailers reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Citi has launched its own digital wallet for online purchases, using MasterCard’s MasterPass system so customers won’t type in an unencrypted credit card number, the bank said in a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Feedvisor, a repricing startup that lets online retailers adjust prices in real time based on the retailers’ business goals, has closed $6 million in Series A funding, according to a company press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
