On Friday (Oct. 20), PayPal and Facebook announced news that they are expanding their partnership. Facebook users will now be able to send and receive peer-to-peer money transfers through PayPal from within the social media website’s Messenger app. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Facebook is making changes to the way third parties can monetize their use of the platform, TechCrunch reported. The company is rolling out in-app purchases and advertisements in games developed for their Messenger app, and also implementing paywalls for publications using the site’s Instant Articles...
It’s been a strong year for PayPal, which has seen its shares up 75 percent since the beginning of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Shopify, the Canada based eCommerce software provider, is out defending its business after short-seller Citron Research slammed the company, sending shares down for two days in a row. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
CareCloud and First Data are working jointly to make the experience of medical professionals and medical patients that much smoother and more engaging with the release of a new platform called Breeze. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Commerce interrupted is a terrible thing. Consumers miss out and merchants miss a sale. The familiar friction points – typing in 16-digit card numbers, especially when on a mobile device – is a pain point that the entire payments industry has been focused on now for...
In contextual commerce, the play’s the thing. Or the concert. Or the game, for that matter. 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...
Most Americans think ride-sharing — à la services like Lyft and Uber — has been good for the U.S. Online shopping, on the other hand, seems to cause a wave of much more mixed feelings, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll....
Fitbit is debuting its Ionic watch – enabled for Visa payments. And, as noted Monday by the two companies, and as the data shows in the latest joint “How We Will Pay” study by Visa and PYMNTS, the timing is right for truly mobile payments...
