Samsung Pay usually goes hand-in-hand with a Samsung mobile device, typically one of its smartphones, but that is no longer the case with Samsung Pay working without a Samsung smartphone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Blockchain firm Smart Token Chain recently completed its first transaction through the Ripple Network, an event that may have, well, ripples in B2B payments. Tom Meredith, Smart Token Chain’s CEO, and Don Chapman, SVP of business development, weighed in on distributed ledger technology’s potential in...
Nearly $30 million in counterfeit nuevos soles and U.S. dollar bills have been discovered and seized by U.S. and Peruvian agents. The bust, carried out under Operation Sunset, yielded the biggest sum in Peru’s history to date. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
As it turns out, American consumers are somewhat less bothered by flaming phones than one might naturally assume. According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, the global recall of the Galaxy note does not seem to have damaged its relationship with the brand’s American customers. Get...
With tax season just a few months away, which means the season for creative forms of tax evasion is soon to begin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Why shouldn’t your coffee cup be able to make mobile payments? That’s the question Australian telco Optus must have been thinking when it slapped an NFC chip inside coffee cups. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The dominating narrative in small business lending is the rise in alternative finance to fill the gaps left behind by traditional banks. Even so, FinTech innovators aren’t ignoring traditional FIs, with many developing solutions just for the banks to help them ease back into the...
Equity-crowdfunded FreeAgent, a U.K.-based small business accounting firm, has listed on the nation’s AIM stock exchange, the LSE‘s market for smaller firms. FreeAgent broke ground with the listing but, according to reports, missed the mark on valuation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
SMEs are hiring but rarely make the call for financial professionals, according to new research from online job hunting site Indeed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
