Google is trying to tackle the mobile-commerce payments problem by getting more merchants to use its two-tap Instant Buy system. The Android maker has picked up 200,000 more online stores to support Google Wallet through a partnership with payment processor WePay and mobile invoicing and...
Apple Pay, which has already hit pro basketball courts and major league baseball stadiums, is now headed for the golf course, according to Cult of Mac. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Bitcoin services provider Coinbase launched a U.S. exchange on Monday that is already approved by regulators in 24 jurisdictions, including California and New York, the company said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
A biodegradable credit card? That’s what a company called Sustain:Green is offering for environmentally conscious users, according to Takepart. 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...
On Dec. 31, 2014, Facebook rolled out a banner that enabled Messenger users to send selfies to their friends to wish them a Happy New Year. Instead, a lot of people went to the bug reporting feature of the Messenger app to send selfies to...
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Outside of Microsoft, Bill Gates has built a philanthropic reputation with an eye toward making more of the world a digitized place. With mobile banking taking root in the developed world, Gates envisions a world that in 2030 will see the world’s poor increasingly using...
In a deal that was a little under two years in the making upon close inspection, Expedia has agreed to purchase competing travel website Travelocity for $280 million from its parent company Sabre Corp., Mashable is reporting. This sale comes at a time with the...
When asked about their impression of an average Australian, odds are good that most people will describe one of three things – someone with a bowie knife fighting a crocodile, a person standing next to an adorable marsupial like a koala or a kangaroo, or...