Small-merchant loyalty program startup Thanx launched on Tuesday (Nov. 4) with $4.7 million in funding from Sequoia Capital and partnerships with Visa, MasterCard and Apple Pay — making it the only rewards provider that works with Apple’s mobile payment system, according to TechCrunch. Get the...
Best Buy is reportedly switching its credit-card processing partner to Visa from MasterCard, according to Bloomberg. Visa CEO Charles Scharf told analysts during an earnings call last week that “we’ve agreed to terms to move a significant consumer credit co-brand from a competitor to Visa,”...
The San Francisco 49ers have gone live with a network of beacons that covers all 1.85 million square feet of their football stadium, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
B2B data analytics specialist Madison Logic on Monday (Nov. 3) launched a sister company after “outpaced revenue expectations,” the company said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Verifone is testing a program with MasterCard to feed payment-card-linked offers to a captive audience of taxi passengers in Las Vegas, Chain Store Age reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Whoever said there’s no such thing as bad PR obviously wasn’t on the receiving end of the whooping that Rite Aid, CVS and CurrentC took last week over their decision to turn off support for Apple Pay in their stores. Get the Full Story Complete...
Although Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said his coffee company has already found the recipe to capture a loyal base of mobile customers, he said the launch of Starbucks’ mobile order and pay app in December will be the single-most important technology innovation introduced by the...
The six-year-old Atlanta-based Cardlytics bank data analytics firm has just pulled in $70 million investments as it preps for an IPO. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Apple has a loyalty program linked to Apple Pay that could launch sooner than expected, according to Payment Week. 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...
