Loyalty & Rewards

Travelers Can Turn Airline Points Into Purchases At Airports
November 18, 2014

United Airlines has a new payment option that uses Apple iPads to give the airline’s loyalty program members the option to pay for food and drinks through flight miles while waiting for their flight, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

International
The Weird Week In Payments
November 15, 2014

“When the going gets tough, the weird go pro.” 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

Apple Pay
Apple Pay By The Numbers: Volume 4
November 14, 2014

Been a tougher than normal week for Apple, as some news about a Chinese malware called “Wirelurker” snagged headlines and gave the world a glimpse into the future of iOS security concerns, a future that could be called “Masque Attack.”  Also Apple Pay’s competition seemed...

PYMNTS Innovation Investment Tracker | November 1-7
November 12, 2014

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International
Beacon Obstacles Starting To Melt
November 10, 2014

Beacon executives at the ad:tech New York conference claim that nearly five million beacons will be deployed over the next five years.  The execs did acknowledge that beacon adoption has been slower in the U.S. than in other geographies, but expect to see those difference...

Acquiring
The Week in Payments Picks, Predictions, Pans and Pushes
November 08, 2014

Payments players around the globe gathered last week to chat about all things payments and commerce.  As you might expect, there were lots of new products, big ideas and big predictionsshared. We thought you’d like to see the things that we thought were worth sharing....

Apple Pay
Apple Pay By The Numbers
November 07, 2014

The mobile wallet wars make strange bedfellows. This week, CurrentC stayed on the defensive while Google could be heard singing Apple’s praises as the rising Apple Pay NFC tide has lifted all boats (albeit very, very slightly). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Apple Pay
Why did you do this Walgreens?
November 07, 2014

Like many young parents across America, I spend a lot of time at Walgreens. If fact, as I am not such a “younger” parent anymore, I find myself spending more time then I would like there. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Apple Pay
Whole Foods Sees More Than 150K Apple Pay Transactions
November 07, 2014

Since going live with Apple Pay last month, the $14.2 billion 401-store Whole Foods grocery chain has used the mobile wallet to process more than 150,000 transactions, according to CIO Jason Buechel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...