More than half the new mobile devices activated during the week leading up to Christmas Day were from Apple, according to a study by mobile analytics company Flurry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
One of Europe’s few billion dollar-plus start-ups, Klarna, is expanding its business from online shopping into P2P money transfers and payment systems for newspaper articles and public transport. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
It is easy, as a consumer, to get the feeling that somehow the world is full of people paying less money for the same goods you are. They shop at the same stores, they go to the same sites, but somehow when it is time...
Yep. It’s that time of the year – when we pause to reflect on the year that was as we prepare to embark on the year that will be. And, 2014 was quite the year in payments – one that got more interesting and intense...
U.K. consumers seem poised to ditch their traditional banks in favor of mobile payments, and Zapp is gearing up for the rising digital wallet demand. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
While it’s not quite faster to list all the retailers and other institutions that haven’t been breached, the list of those who’ve been targets is long and scary. As we look back a year ago, who would have ever thought that the Target breach would be eclipsed – at 40...
It looks like Amazon got what it wanted for Christmas — more Prime members. In fact, the e-commerce leader got more than 10 million new prime members worldwide, the company announced Dec. 26. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
For many holiday shoppers, hitting credit card limits may be less of a concern with a growing number of giant retailers and local businesses opening up their payment gateways to Bitcoin revenue. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
By all accounts, Santa delivered for retailers this holiday season. According to the National Retail Federation, retailers pulled in $616.9 billion in revenue this holiday season, a 4.1 percent jump from 2013 and the strongest gain in three years. Though there are some voices suggesting...