Financial inclusion and the concept of the unbanked has become a buzzword when it comes to mobile payments innovations. Who are the unbanked, who are the mobile money companies reaching, and where are there still gaps? And why? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
How do you turn avid fans of a brand into avid customers of their mobile commerce solution? By delivering a valuable experience that has payments baked into it, says CARDFREE CEO Jon Squire. MPD CEO Karen Webster recently caught up with Jon Squire to understand...
Barely a week after adding person-to-person payments to Facebook Messenger, Facebook said it is adding the ability for users to chat with businesses on the social network’s mobile app. The company announced the upcoming capability at its F8 developers’ conference on Wednesday (March 25) in...
In an attempt to up the number of merchants currently accepting Apple Pay – as well as highlight the ones who already do – Apple is pushing a new website. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
It looks like Monitise will not be going up for sale after all – though it will be getting along without its founder and co-CEO Alastair Lukies. His departure comes as the U.K.-based firm attempts to carry on after being unable to find an appropriate...
Yelp got another makeover — this time to help Yelp’s app platform expand to more business categories to help Yelpers book more services. And in typical Yelp fashion, the company announced the launch of its new offerings in an whimsical blog post. Get the Full Story...
Gone!, a six-month-old platform for selling used goods, has cut a deal with UPS that has let it expand nationally, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (March 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
German mobile-ordering and payment app Opentabs has added PayPal to its options for restaurant and bar payment, Mobile Commerce Daily reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
MasterCard is teaming up with Silicon Valley Bank to once again power the highly selective, four-month virtual startup accelerator program called Commerce.Innovated. As the start of this year’s Spring Class is just around the corner, PYMNTS caught up with Gone!, a startup participant last year...
