Reports surfaced yesterday (March 3) indicating that MasterCard is considering a bid for U.K. payments provider VocaLink in what could be as much as a $1.4 billion takeover, according to unnamed sources cited by Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
American Express may have decided that its combined power as an issuer and a network can boost its loyalty points into something more closely resembling currency, according to patent documents recently published by the Patent and Trademark Office. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Powa Technologies, a payments startup based in the United Kingdom, is being carved up. 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, PYMNTS...
In an effort to gain ground to win over Google’s search, eBay is turning to one old-school retail item that’s full of data: barcodes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Despite worries over global economic growth, enterprises, large and small, are looking to broaden their reach across supply chains and end customers, especially in China. That means they have to broaden their payments reach into China, and Geoswift stands poised to help companies do business...
The financial tech player Fiserv said Thursday (March 3) that billing organizations are seeing growth in mobile visits, spurred by greater use of mobile devices. The higher incidence of device usage is also leading to a higher rate of mobile payments, said the firm, as...
In what has been likened to a “reverse PayPal,” cloud-based FinTech firm TransCard has introduced Paynuver, a Software-as-a-Service offering that focuses on funds disbursement across organizations and individuals, according to a Thursday (March 3) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
U.S. Bank announced yesterday (March 3) that it is going live on Early Warning’s clearXchange network to bring its customers real-time P2P payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Whether it’s on mobile or an online browser, users are switching their digital activities between channels more than ever before. But can authentication keep up? Paul Miller, CEO and cofounder of mSIGNIA, joined PYMNTS for a discussion on how its mobile-first approach is making identity...
