The payments landscape has moved light years beyond the traditional days of keeping cash on hand, in the till, ready to make the correct change to a customer who has in turn proffered legal tender in coins and bills. Now, retailers, merchants and their financial...
Uber India’s top rival, Ola, has raised $500 million in its latest round of funding, pushing the company’s valuation to $5 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Depending on the browser used to surf the Web, there’s an almost infinite number of add-ons and extra tools that can be installed to supplement an otherwise powerful machine. For Google’s popular Chrome browser, its latest extension might just be a killer move for eCommerce. Get the...
Data projections show that mobile messaging apps will be used by more than 1.4 billion global consumers in 2015, a 31.6 percent increase from 2014. Seventy-five percent of them also use a mobile messaging app at least once a month.
Tech’s fabled unicorns have had a rough go of it recently, and Square looks poised to join their trouble lot, amid muted expectations for its IPO and still-lofty valuations.
The age of Uber has not been good for the traditional cab service anywhere — and in New York City in particular. And, having failed to meaningfully hold off or stop Uber’s expansion this summer in the city, the cab drivers have decided to sue....
Since its inception, Apple Pay has been accepted at Whole Foods, which is a good thing for the iPhone owners of the world who want to eat healthful, organic and socially just food. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The holiday shopping season may see growth in the gift that no one wants and which keeps on giving — fraud. New research from ACI Worldwide shows that cyberthieves will be increasingly on the prowl to lift payment card information in an effort to commit...
If consumers are going to accept mobile payments as a viable way of handling their funds, developers and processors need to remove every speed bump imaginable that could turn a smooth experience into a less-than-positive one. Fortunately, Western Union is getting ahead of the game....
