Financial Times columnist John Gapper got a check for a dollar in the mail which prompted him to write a piece that more or less portrayed the US as being total Luddites in the payments innovation department. Well, in a true case of payments patriotism...
In another PYMNTS first, we’re going to bring you weekly scoop on ALL of the investments in the payments space – VC funding, strategic investments, buybacks, acquisitions – for both retail and commercial payments. This week we summarize all that happened in the month of...
Fighting the trend that has seen millennial consumers—those aged 18 to 34—increasingly pulled away from traditional banking channels in favor of all digital methods of storing, moving and using money like Google Wallet or PayPal; one Chicago area bank is officially rolling out a digital...
Times have changed since Discover and American Express both helped the U.S. Justice Department prove its case that Visa and MasterCard exerted too much competitive influence in the card market by preventing banks from issuing cards carrying their brand marks. Now Discover has turned against...
In their latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission clarifying the Chinese e-retailers forthcoming U.S. IPO, chairman Jack Ma more fully explained the circumstances under which Alipay—the erstwhile payments arm of the company—was spun off from the core business. Get the Full Story Complete...
Business travelers have yet another security concern when they are on the road, particularly if they are frequent flyers at their hotels’ business centers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
In a move intended to boost cash-flow for small businesses, the White House has announced the SupplierPay program. The program calls on large enterprises to dramatically speed up payments to the smaller vendors in their supplier networks. As of last week, some very big ticket...
According to new data released by mobile commerce technology provider Branding Brand, the number of mobile transactions made on smartphones doubled between June 2013 and June 2014, from 5 percent to 10 percent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
According to sources close to the deal, curated food delivery startup Caviar could soon be acquired by Square in a deal rumored to be worth at least $100 million. TechCrunch reports the deal is to be negotiated and officially announced over the course of the next several...
