News

How Much Do Consumers Use Mobile Check Deposit?
February 03, 2015

Camera phones have pretty much put a crimp in the sale of cameras as most people are happy to trade off photo quality to the convenience of being able to snap a picture and post to Facebook or send to a friend via an email...

Why A Former Fed Exec Is On Board With Same-Day ACH
February 03, 2015

Former Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta EVP, Rich Oliver, says that NACHA’s recent decision to create a same-day ACH environment will create “a nice bridge to the ultimate nirvana of a real-time retail payments environment.” In a PYMNTS inclusive, Oliver writes that not only is...

Lending Marketplace Biz2Credit Adds Fortis As A Payment Partner
February 03, 2015

Small business alternative lender Biz2Credit has added Fortis Payments to its roster of payment partners. 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,...

Cybersecurity
Researchers: Anonymized Data Isn’t
February 03, 2015

A new study shows that even when real names and other personal information are stripped from customer data, it’s often possible to use just a few pieces of the information to identify a specific person, the New York Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

Cybersecurity
Another Online Parking Service Is Hit By Payment Card Thefts
February 03, 2015

Another online airport parking reservation service has apparently been hit by a payment card breach — and once again the breach has links to the massive card thefts from Target and Home Depot, according to Krebs on Security. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

News
Visa Names NBCUniversal And Starwood Vet Vasant Prabhu As CFO
February 03, 2015

Just four days after Visa CEO Charles Scharf told analysts that he had nothing to report about Visa’s search for a new CFO, the company announced on Monday (Feb. 2) that NBCUniversal CFO Vasant M. Prabhu will be moving into the Visa post as of...

Legal & Regulation
Green Dot Will Try Credit Cards Again
February 03, 2015

Prepaid card giant Green Dot plans to begin offering credit lines to its customers. It’s a move the company has tried before — but the new version likely foreshadows how new regulations will reshape the prepaid card industry, according to American Banker. Get the Full...

Google Looks Back, Forward on Security Rewards Programs
February 02, 2015

On Friday (Jan. 30), Google posted a “Year in Review, Year in Preview” report on its Security Rewards Programs. 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...

Uber Does Your Nails
February 02, 2015

First kittens, then puppies, now manicures. 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 this form, you agree to...