News

Say Bye-Bye To WiFi Analytics With Apple’s iOS8
September 26, 2014

It seems that one of the updates to the iOS8 ecosystem is that it randomizes the MAC addresses of iPhones every time they connect to a WiFi network. According to Apple, this was done as part of their commitment to further protecting the privacy of...

B2B Payments
Tungsten Signs Dana Farber Cancer Institute And Fresenius Medical Care NA
September 26, 2014

E-Invoicing platform provider Tungsten Network has announced two new pharmaceutical businesses have selected them for e-invoicing; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a world leader in cancer treatment and research, and Fresenius Medical Care NA, a US-based provider of kidney dialysis services and renal care products, and Get the Full...

B2B Payments
China Discovers $10B In Fake Trade Financing
September 26, 2014

Remarks September 25 from Wu Ruilin, deputy director of the supervision and inspection department of China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange, indicate that a recent probe into fraudulent trade financing agreements turned up nearly $10 billion in fictitious deals. Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
How NVoicePay is Trying to Solve Pain Points in the Enterprise Payments Space
September 26, 2014

Everyone wants things to be simpler – especially when it comes to payments. Karla Freide CEO/Founder of NVoicePay, believes in solutions that start with giving customers control of their payments in a simple workflow process.  Karla sat down with MPD CEO Karen Webster to explain...

Mobile
Who Uses Google Wallet?
September 26, 2014

From its beginning back in May 2011, NFC-using Google Wallet has struggled to get customers, having to overcome a shortage of retailers supporting it and an even smaller list of phones supporting it. The Guardian decided to try and quantify how many are using it...

Apple Pay
Apple Pay Retaining More Card Data Than It Claimed?
September 26, 2014

The security system associated with the soon-to-be-released Apple Pay has been nearly universally praised as a significant advance in helping mobile payments go mainstream. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Mobile Commerce
So Will Apple Pay Really Ignite? (Paul Purcell Isn’t So Sure)
September 26, 2014

It can seem in the three weeks since Apple Pay has rolled out, that the payments ecosystem has been in a competition to win the title of “Most Enthusiastic Apple Pay fan;”  a competition that ensued when a certain Cupertino company entered the mobile payments/NFC...

Alternative Credit
Square To Now Accept Bitcoin And Apple Pay
September 26, 2014

Coming soon to a Square merchant near you: the ability to pay with bitcoin or Apple Pay.  Square CEO Jack Dorsey recently told reporters in Square’s new Canadian home-base that Square’s next reader will come equipped to handle both alternative payment methods. Get the Full...

Merchant Innovation
MasterCard Hosts Innovation Forum In Singapore
September 26, 2014

This week, 400 hundred MasterCard partners from Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa gathered in Singapore to talk payments innovation. 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...