The GemTot USB Proximity Beacon will have several new features that are not available from other providers.
LevelUp raised a lot of eyebrows in 2012 when it said that moving money should be free and that its mission was to reduce payments processing fees to zero for his merchants. Two years later, its Chief Ninja is announcing a permanent reduction in those...
Analysts were in shock and awe yesterday, April 15, to lean that Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant that is acquiring and investing in US companies, had $1.36 billion in Q4 profits.--more than 2x the year before. (The info was courtesy of Yahoo which has a...
What is the value of a bitcoin? This is not a metaphysical question about the nature and purpose of digitally backed currency, in fact it is very straightforward—in U.S. Dollars, what is a bitcoin worth? The answer has been far less straightforward, since until now...
Visa sees significant promise in wearable technology, for marketing and for payments. 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...
Loomio, a start-up company in New Zealand, is close to raising $100,000 for a venture that offers a free open source decision-making tool for the masses, The Zealand Herald is reporting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy in February after hackers had stolen 750,000 bitcoins from customers, and 100,000 from the company itself. Now a group of investors is seeking to purchase the company for a token payment of one bitcoin, according to Get the Full Story...
After years of speculation, Amazon is finally going to release a smart phone of its very own, reports The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
In a departure from their roots as the internets premier destination for posting adorable pictures of children and ill-advised pictures of drinking, Facebook is making and entry into the payments industry with remittances and electronic money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
