While the rest of the retail sector’s growth is sluggish, electronic shopping continues to pick up steam, according to new U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Going by the County Business Patterns: 2012, the number of electronic and mail-order shoping establishments grew by around 27 percent during 2012,...
David Marcus, the head of eBay’s payment service PayPal is moving on to “friendlier” pastures as he becomes the head of Facebook’s messaging products. This move follows Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of messaging service What’sApp earlier this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Apple’s WWDC showing sort of got PYMNTS people talking about Karen Webster’s piece on Apple’s potential mobile payments ambitions. So did reports that small merchants may be turning their backs on EMV for mobile and merchants taking the debit card fight to the Supremes (we...
As merchants consider their options leading up to next year’s EMV liability-shift deadline, they are faced with the choice of upgrading their POS equipment, or wait and risk the fraud consequences while using the money to promote mobile-based initiatives. Their risk, however, also lies in...
A new service from Royal Solutions Group backed by Chase Paymentech can help healthcare providers secure payments at the time of service, thus reducing or eliminating invoicing costs while improving cash flow. The service also follows a trend where health care providers increasingly are working...
The good people at the incredibly aptly named 9to5mac have discovered a handy new trick available with the newest Safari upgrade for iOS – the ability to enter payment details at shopping sites by scanning credit cards with an iPhone camera. Get the Full Story...
Bitcoin may become the hiding place for marital assets when relationships begin to head south, and Rapper 50 Cent is the latest “merchant” to accept bitcoin. The price of Bitcoin also even inched up a bit to $644.13 according to the PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price index....
The world’s largest retailer is getting serious about making the mobile jump. Walmart customers with the retailer’s app on their phone will now be able to directly access Walmart’s Savings Catcher online receipt comparison tool. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Zimbabwe-based Edgetech Solutions is set to launch an m-payment service that uses sound-based communication technology in smartphones. 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,...
