The recent MasterCard Antitrust case added another layer of complexity and drama to it last week in the U.S. District Court when — according to Law 360 — the attorneys representing Target Corporation and the other merchants in the case, “opened a new line of...
The Philippine’s top wireless operator has just made it much easier for Apple users to make purchases on their devices. Smart Communications announced its new “Pay-With-Mobile” service on Friday (Feb. 13), a world’s first, the company says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
As Apple works to push its Apple Pay services across the globe – exploring implementation of the mobile payment service in Europe and China – Apple Pay remains solely available in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Americans just can’t get enough of loyalty programs — they now hold 3.3 billion memberships, retail-loyalty research company Colloquy reported. That’s 10.3 loyalty memberships for every man, woman and child in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Apple Pay is joining EMV chip-and-PIN as a standard for roughly 9 million Federal payment cards, including debit-card accounts used for distributing Social Security and Veterans benefits, Bloomberg News reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Despite its ups and downs, bitcoin is still on the tip of everyone’s tongue as the currency that will change – and has already changed – the way we make purchases, sell goods, and make money. Now, the chatter is mounting about how the currency...
A year-old startup specializing in connecting businesses to interior designers has nabbed several million dollars in first-round funding. 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...
Approval rates for small business loans are at some of their most optimistic levels since the 2008 recession, new research shows – a trend that could spell trouble for small banks, credit unions and alternative lenders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
It’s not often that governments are ahead of the curve when it comes to new technology, but the latest data show that federal programs around the world are pulling the public sector into electronic invoicing, resulting in millions of dollars in cost savings. Get the...