Only the bitcoin community could put on a happy face when the IRS led the way for tax authorities around the world to blow up billions of dollars of value for bitcoin holders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
After a report that China’s central bank had ordered banks and payment companies to close the trading accounts of 10 bitcoins exchanges by April 15, 2014, the price of bitcoins has started declining sharply. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
After helping several start-ups find funding, CircleUp has brought in some dollars for itself in the form of $14 million in venture capital funding. The round was led by first-time investor Canaan Partners, Google Ventures had previously invested in the company. Get the Full Story Complete...
China appears embedded in a competitive battle between state-run banks and such large Internet companies as Alibaba over control of the nation’s mobile-payments market. Regulators there appear to be moving in the banks’ favor. Not so, apparently, is the case in New Zealand, where new...
Businesses have made more than $1 billion in mobile deposits through Wells Fargo & Co.’s CEO (Commercial Electronic Office) mobile-deposit service, the company announced this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
U.S. Bank has begun offering e-payment kiosks to help companies improve customer service and other business functions.
Quick-service restaurant Subway recently released findings of a California mobile-ordering app pilot. And while the results are mixed, a separate effort by the franchise’s corporate office in conjunction with Paydiant could result in a nationwide rollout, reports Nation’s Restaurant News.
There’s so much data influencing the industry today that it can be hard to stay on top of everything. PYMNTS.com’s Friday Factoids are the perfect solution for innovators, entrepreneurs or observers trying to keep up with all the latest information. Get the Full Story Complete...
In the wake of U.S. sanctions in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the creation of the country's own payment system to rival Visa and MasterCard.
