The headlines for Apple have been rough this week, following a report from a researcher at Drop Labs that indicated that fraud is running “rampant” on Apple Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Community banks are about to get a little help with their transition to EMV chip cards — at least if they use payment services from the Independent Community Bankers of America’s ICBA Bancard subsidiary. The organization said this week it has pledged $600,000 to support...
When many of the players in payments talk about the power of bitcoin these days, they aren’t talking about bitcoin at all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
The Chinese government gave its major e-commerce players the green light they needed to help grow their international e-commerce reach as Li Keqiang, the Premier of China’s State Council, provided support toward Internet companies like Alibaba and JD.com, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete...
Apple is considered the reigning smartphone seller in the U.S. thanks to its wildly popular iPhone, but Google seems to have beat out its rival with its Android operating system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Something as complicated as multi-currency, international mass payments seems impossible to simplify. But the purpose of hyperWALLET’s rebranding and internal restructuring was to do just that, says its CEO and President Lisa Shields. Many businesses have had to knock down their own payments roadblocks by...
Walmart may eventually change its stance on accepting Apple Pay — but there’s no indication on when, or if, that will actually happen. But what a Walmart spokeswoman did reveal was that the major retailer may be open to accepting Apple Pay, The Wall Street...
Globes, an Israeli business news source, reported that PayPal has acquired another Israeli company — this time it’s a cybersecurity firm called CyActive, a startup funded by Jerusalem Venture Partners. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
EMV has long been a traditional, predictable technology. We know what the components are, we know who the vendors are, and we know what software to implement, says Michelle Lehouck, EMV Product Director at Bell ID. But unpredictable, non-traditional companies like Apple and Samsung, she...
