India isn’t only trying to fight corruption with its move to take high-denomination currency out of the system; it is aiming to get rid of plastic money by 2020. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Last Friday (Jan. 6) was tough for bitcoin users around the world. Values that had soared to near record highs fell 23 percent, then recovered a bit. At the time of writing, the price of bitcoin sat at $892.62. While the sudden drop was at...
Verifone has announced that Joe Mach has been promoted to President of Verifone for North America. A long time veteran of the firm, Mach has been with Verifone since the year 2000 and has worked in retail and technology for the last quarter century. Get...
Resy, the reservation booking app startup in New York, has landed $13 million in funding, which was led by Airbnb. 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 Web Services (AWS) has reportedly acquired Harvest.ai, a cybersecurity startup based in San Diego. 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,...
Anthony Murgio, the alleged operator of an illicit bitcoin exchange called Coin.mx, pled guilty on charges of conspiring to use the scheme to hack companies, including JPMorgan Chase. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
CBZ Holdings, Zimbabwe’s largest bank, is suspending Visa cards for transactions made locally, with the high costs associated with Visa cards and cash shortages being the main reasons. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Some retailers may have warned about a sluggish holiday season in 2016, but First Data released its own data that shows sales increased in both November and December within expectations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
In the U.S., mobile payment options have expanded over the past few years. Adoption, however, has been slower on the uptake, with only modest growth even over last year. As PYMNTS’ Karen Webster recently put it this week: “Consumer adoption on mobile pay has been...
