Let’s play a little Bitcoin Jeopardy, shall we? We just gave you the answers, so tell us the questions. We’ll give you a hint. One of them is “How Much is Bitcoins.com expected to bring at auction?” See how well you do in this week’s...
Oberthur Technologies (OT) and SecureKey will be collaborating on a range of online authentication solutions that could make entering passwords a thing of the past. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Are there people in the world who want to make in-app purchases when they aren’t in an app? Are people wondering if their barbarian needs a new sword, even when they aren’t defending their virtual fiefdom? Facebook is betting that there are, and is helping...
Computers can get old quickly in these days of fast innovation. The state of Florida is finding that out quickly, as its 30-year-old system for allocating payments isn’t keeping up with the times, or its payment-due dates with physicians and hospitals.
Though it could have gone down in history alongside the Twinkie defense as creatively ludicrous defenses in a criminal trial, the judge in the Silk Road trial has struck down the “Bitcoin isn’t money, and without money their can be no money laundering” defense that...
Alibaba could launch its IPO by the end of the month, according to sources familiar with the matter, reports The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Awkward silence, embarrassing inability to do grade-school math, angry recriminations about who did and did not eat that appetizer—these are the hallmarks of the experience that ruins countless meals every day in the United States, when groups of otherwise intelligent people discover that doing Bistro Math...
According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, to purchase an app, one must be able to offer informed consent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...
In the latest of a string of decisions that have gone against the short-term “payday” loan industry, the Community Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has fined ACE Cash Express $5 million for predatory loan practices. The settlement also include $5 million that ACE is to payout...
