News

Apple Asks Judge To Toss FBI Request
February 26, 2016

The Apple-FBI saga has officially made its way into the courthouse. 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 Today. By completing...

Paying For Milestones Across Borders
February 26, 2016

When is a cross-border payment more than just a payment? When it applies to a milestone and/or emotional transactions such as education or medical needs. That’s the “personal” business that Flywire is in. Its Chief Customer Officer, Rob Rosenblatt, shares with MPD CEO Karen Webster...

Mobile Commerce
AppCard Banks $20M To Push SMB Mobile Loyalty
February 26, 2016

App-based loyalty and mobile commerce has been around for a while, and that can mean one of two things: Customers have already grown fatigued with the tech and passed it over, or they’re just turning a corner of familiarization that could lead to imminent success....

Former Amazon Exec Out To Boost Instacart
February 26, 2016

Instacart might be hoping for a little Amazon magic with a recent hire. 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 Today....

B2B Payments
Finding Some B2B Tech Cheer On Wall Street
February 26, 2016

Not all is lost for investors. A trio of tech companies, with insight into lending and B2B, posted results that were better than many had hoped.

Partnerships / Acquisitions
clearXchange Network Lands First Credit Union
February 26, 2016

Early Warning’s P2P payments network clearXchange has partnered with First Tech Federal Credit Union to support its 420,000-member network. 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...

Security & Fraud
WISeKey Partners To Secure Smart City Data
February 26, 2016

Global digital security solutions company WISeKey and real-time city data management platform Cityzenith are working together to aggregate, analyze and visualize critical city data in a highly secure fashion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Alternative Finances
Facebook Won’t Be Lenders’ FICO After All
February 26, 2016

Lenders are beginning to doubt the effectiveness of using a potential borrower’s social media accounts as indicators of creditworthiness. 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...

Alternative Finances
Mobile-Only Bank NUMBER26 Links With TransferWise
February 26, 2016

Mobile-only bank NUMBER26 and international money transfer platform TransferWise announced Thursday (Feb. 25) that they are joining forces in a new partnership that will provide NUMBER26 customers with in-app access to TransferWise’s service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...