India gains some traction with SWIFT's gpi service and cross-border payments, while even despite crypto's freefall, Ripple eyes that country -- and China, too -- for transactions across borders.
Financial services firm BBVA Compass is upgrading its mobile business banking app to add new features. 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...
Stockholm-based Karma has raised $12 million in Series A funding, led by Swedish investment firm Kinnevik. Participants also included U.S. venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners, appliance manufacturer Electrolux and previous VC firm backer e.ventures. This latest round brings Karma’s total funding to $18 million....
The shift to digital and mobile forms of payments and commerce is undeniable across various areas such as retailing, banking and B2B payments. But that does not mean a proactive mindset reigns when it comes to mobile security and innovation. Reactive ways of doing things...
When Ross Bailey, founder and CEO of Appear Here, first came up with his business concept, he wasn’t thinking about building the Airbnb of commercial real estate. He was thinking about selling t-shirts, specifically shirts he had made to celebrate the Queen’s diamond jubilee in...
Implementing AI might be all the rage, but are banks buying too much into the hype? FIs need to cut through the noise and find use cases which solve their biggest pain points, says David Berglund, SVP and AI leader at U.S. Bank. In the...
Constellation Brands is not a household name, but the intoxicants it stands behind sure are — Robert Mondavi wine, Corona beer and Svedka vodka are all under the brand. These days, all three are facing a new competitor: cannabis. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes news about faster chip card transactions, along with brightening prospects for retail and technology in the U.S. Also, Lowe’s has made a payments move, and both bitcoin...
Square, the digital payments company, announced on Wednesday (Aug. 15) that it delivered on its pledge to make EMV transactions faster in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
