Frustrated with Japan's centralized, primarily in-house card-issuing market, TSYS has decided to leave the country and focus its efforts on other business opportunities. In recent short order, the processor has landed a number of major deals, including with the UK's Virgin Money and a partnership...
Nearly seventh months after announcing her hire, Angela Ahrendts will start has Apple’s new head of retail next week, according to information released in the company’s earnings call yesterday afternoon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Amazon enthusiasts can now have the e-retail giant ship them their groceries for a low flat fee. 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 to our...
The Carlyle Group is the first global private equity firm to close a fund that is focused entirely on building the middle class in Sub-Saharan Africa. It was inspired by the opportunity to completely transform the financial and economic opportunities in that region and obviously...
Corporate travel planning and management can involve onerous tasks like compiling information for expense reports. But with new technologies and ways to use travel data, many companies are finding travel management and policy to be much more efficient. We spoke with Richard Crum, MasterCard’s Group...
In this exclusive series, MasterCard’s Chief Emerging Payments Officer Ed McLaughlin has spoken with MPD CEO Karen Webster about the general state of mobile commerce, its game changers, and the technology behind mobile security. In the final part of the digital discussion, McLaughlin reveals exciting...
In December, Co-op Financial Services announced a deal that would enable users of its Sprig digital wallet and instant funds-transfer service to make transfers out of network using FIS’s PayNet network. Completion of the deal could boost the potential Sprig user base from 20 million...
A state lawmaker in Massachusetts reportedly has introduced a bill that would require banks to install added security measures at their ATMs, and representatives for both the ATM and banking industries are fighting it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
eCommerce service provider Digital River, Inc. announced that it has expanded its SMB Payments solution, which offers “turn-key access to credit card processing capabilities,” to the U.K., according to a company release. The solution accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Maestro card payments in Euros and Pound...
