Stripe, the API payments company, is raising fresh cash, TechCrunch reported Wednesday (May 20), citing sources close to the deal. The exact amount isn’t known, but sources reportedly told the site the final number could be “big” and that one of the biggest backers in the...
If the success of the Uber-like payments models have proven anything about consumer preference and mobile payments, it’s that consumers want a frictionless experience. And that they don’t want to think about payments as part of the transaction itself. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Apple Pay can put another one on the books — for its merchant list, that is. 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...
Shopify – a Canadian firm that helps retailers move their goods more efficiently online – announced yesterday (May 20) that it priced its initial public offering at $17 a share. That is above the top end of a price range that investor demand had already...
Electronic payment company PayNearMe and Telinta, which offers cloud-based financial solutions, will collaborate to roll out a new service that caters to those who are unbanked and underbanked. The companies’ service will allow select telecom-service providers to accept cash payments from their consumers at thousands of locations across...
With the flurry of merchants jumping aboard the Apple Pay bandwagon, SEKUR Me joined the movement yesterday (May 19) as it unveiled its Universal Buy Button, a product that provides one-click mobile Web payments, including Apple Pay. The recent product builds on the company’s mobile payment app,...
When it comes to mobile transactions, the results of Walmart’s first quarter earnings results — which were announced Tuesday (May 19) — show why the retail giant is investing more in mobile, but more importantly, why it’s investing more in mobile in China. Get the...
NCR Corp. is partnering with OpenTable, which is owned by Priceline, to integrate the “Pay with OpenTable” app with NCR’s POS platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Henry David Thoreau wrote that “It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.” Since the launch of Apple Pay last year, many have written how closely they believe that the history of payments will be connected...