When the Federal Reserve released its report “Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payments Systems” to much anticipation last month, it made a less-than earth-shattering debut. The paper included significant findings and suggestions on how to make the nation’s payments processes faster and more secure. Get...
When Tungsten Corporation announced that it had completed the acquisition of Tungsten Bank earlier this year, it meant the B2B supply chain network servicer would take on the burden of a heavily regulated environment. But the acquisition also placed Tungsten in a unique position, able...
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In 1985, bright colors and shoulder pads were the height of fashion, the perm was the nation’s most popular hairstyle, and WHAM was behind the No. 1 and No. 3 most popular songs of the year (Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” broke up the WHAM party at...
A new generation of mobile ads have made their way to Apple Passbook and Google Wallet. 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...
The British fashion app Grabble, which uses Tinder-style swipes to help customers make fashion purchases from retailers, just landed a $1.8 million fundraising round from a series of angel investors, as the company seeks to expand to the U.S. and Asia within the year. Get...
The wearable market is just getting started. 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...
Retail sales in the U.S. will increase about 4 percent in 2015 to nearly $5 trillion, according to eMarketer research, while e-commerce is expected to see a 14 percent jump. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
After reports last week that Gemalto had seen the encryption keys for its SIM cards stolen by the NSA and GCHQ , the Dutch company has officially responded that its products are secure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
