News

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Intuit, Etsy Team Up
August 12, 2016

Intuit and Etsy have announced a partnership so customers can now manage their businesses through QuickBooks Self-Employed. 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,...

Retail
Wayfair Sees Sales Jump 72 Percent In Second Quarter
August 12, 2016

Wayfair, the online home furnishing retailer, has seen a big growth in its business over the past year, according to its Q2 2016 earnings call on Tuesday (Aug. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Security & Fraud
FAIR, National Institute of Standards and Technology Come Together To Publish New Resource
August 12, 2016

The FAIR Institute, a nonprofit aimed at developing standard information risk management practices, announced on Thursday (Aug. 11) it teamed up with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to publish a new resource to help enterprises and government organizations enhance their cybersecurity risk analysis,...

Merchant Innovation
CVS Pay Joins The M-Pay Bandwagon
August 12, 2016

CVS announced Thursday (Aug. 11) that it is launching CVS Pay, an end-to-end mobile payment solution the company says will help streamline the payments process for customers both in-store and through an app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Security & Fraud
In Wake Of Oracle Hack, Five More Companies Hacked
August 12, 2016

First, it was Oracle Corp. and its MICROS customers that were getting hacked, and now, it appears more cash register vendors are falling victim to hacks that were allegedly conducted by the same Russian organized cybercrime group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

The Gig Economy Goes X-Border
August 12, 2016

What’s so hard about paying contract workers who work cross-border in a variety of far-flung locales and who want to be paid in the currency easiest for them to use in their home countries? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Digital Banking
UK Bank Startup Mondo Gets License To Become A Bank
August 12, 2016

Mondo, the U.K. banking startup, has officially become a bank as of Thursday (Aug. 11). 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,...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Mozido’s Digital Wallet Being Used By 14 Banks In TWMP
August 12, 2016

Mozido, a global provider of digital commerce and payment services, announced on Thursday (Aug. 11) that 14 banks that are part of the Taiwan Mobile Payment Co. (TWMP) consortium have adopted its HCE technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Payment Methods
Slow And Steady For Credit Card ABS Payments, Says Fitch
August 12, 2016

Some sanguine news comes from Fitch Ratings regarding the state of the U.S. credit arena, as evidenced by card usage and payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...