It seems everyone lately is looking to bring bitcoins into the legally controlled mainstream, and now the SEC is getting in on the act. Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against bitcoin marketing site FeedZeBirds and the operator of bitcoin betting site SatoshiDice...
Today, Big Data is all the rage, as retailers, banks and others in the payments and commerce ecosystems want to know more about their customers so they may support targeted promotions offering products and services most appropriate for them. Technology also is coming more into...
Business-to-business e-commerce could soon see some major changes. That is, if the B2B retailer of industrial products United Stationers has anything to say about the matter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Cardflight, a provider of mobile POS technology, announced this week that it will incorporate Apple’s Touch ID technology into its SwipeSimple mobile payments application. According to a Cardflight statement, following Apple’s release of iOS 8, merchants will be able to login to the SwipeSimple application...
Earlier this week, Mentor Capital, Inc. announced that its portfolio company, Bhang Corporation, established Bhang Financial. This new division will offer the Cannabis Community non-cash payment options with Cashless ATMs for PIN Debit Network transactions and ATMs, according to a company press release. Get the...
Tech company NCR Corp. announced this week that it had developed a new way to prevent customers from “show rooming” in brick and mortar stores, which will ideally lead to better sales for those retailers. Show rooming is when customers visit stores to see items...
State and federal government, and private-sector companies, increasing are developing and rolling out initiatives to help workers better understand their short- and long-term financial needs. Proponents would like start the financial-education process at kindergarten, which ultimately would help when workers begin planning for when they...
Vodacom M-Pesa customers grew 21.6% y-o-y in the quarter ended in March 2014 to reach 6M internationally, while Tanzania now makes 18.8% of revenues (+470 bps vs. 2013). 4.9M or 51.6% of Vodacom users in the country are actively using M-Pesa. Get the Full Story...
There are many ways to manage the relationship between corporate travel buyers and the vendors they use—formal data drive analysis or a more information feedback based relationship on product. According to a new study by Capgemnini Consulting, the best-managed process is usually a balancing act...
