Today in the payments news roundup, Visa has made multiple new partnerships to digitize and accelerate the payouts of insurance claims. Also, bridge millennials offer profound insight into the future of connected commerce. And MoviePass, which let customers see up to a movie a day...
Greenlight, which provides a debit card and app to teach kids about financial education, has closed a $54 million Series B funding round that was led by Drive Capital with participation from JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, with participation by existing investors TTV Capital, Live...
Wirecard and UnionPay have partnered up and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand globally, according to a release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Amazon has changed its algorithm to benefit its profitability, pushing its own products higher in search, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Sept. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
There are plenty of apps that will help a consumer find love, or at least a reasonable simulacrum of it for an evening or two. But making love last has, until recently, been a less-explored opportunity to build a business. That service has mostly thus...
Preparing for the festival season, Amazon India has enhanced the range of its furniture department and played to its strength in the segment. The eCommerce retailer has reportedly seen its furniture business increase in the country by more than 120 percent during the last year,...
With more choices for fast-casual dining than ever before, diners can choose to eat in restaurants or tap into delivery whether they want pizza, sandwiches or entirely different fare. And, as consumers have many options, fast-casual and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) realize they must meet growing...
With the help of Chinese consumers, increased demand for new iPhones is coming out ahead of the expectations of one analyst. Ming-Chi Kuo increased his iPhone 11 series shipment forecast from 65-70 million units in 2019 to 70-75 million units, while noting the supply chain...
Plaid, which focuses on APIs, said on Mon. (Sept. 16) that it has received strategic investments from Mastercard and Visa. The companies said in the announcement that the amounts were undisclosed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
