05 March 2014 Maybe not the question that our Congressional men and women are discussing today in DC, but one that’s on my mind, anyway, these days in spite of the speed at which the EMV train is moving in payments, post-breach. The ripple effect...
06 MArch 2014 Mobile commerce provider CardFree is collaborating with payments technology provider Mercury Payment Systems. The partnership will enable CardFree to integrate bundle core payment processing and merchant acquiring into their already vast services list. “Mercury’s products and services provide a perfect complement to...
06 March 2014 Cross-border payment solutions provider Payoneer Inc. says it has completed a Series D financing round of $25 million. “This new funding will help us expand our position as the leading provider of payment solutions that connect marketplaces, ecommerce platforms, technology companies, professionals...
06 March 2014 Isis is offering an exclusive 50 percent back in statement credits for American Express Card members who use their card in the Isis Mobile Wallet for a rides in a qualified New York City Yellow Medallion Taxicab. The promotion ends June 1,...
06 March 2014 PayPal is urging Australian retailers to make a concerted effort to make better use of available customer data. Noting the ever-changing nature of the retail ecosystem, Simon Banks, PayPal Australia director of enterprise, recommends that using information sets that analytics creates can...
06 March 2014 Stripe has rolled out a new checkout system for mobile and online transactions that allows users to make one-click payments for the first time on the payments platform. Embeddable on both computers and a variety of mobile devices, the new functionality will...
06 March 2014 Ripple Labs, the creators of the Ripple open-source, distributed payment protocol, is hoping to increase its market traction by opening up to developers with a portal designed specifically for them. Initially the portal will house the new Rest API, with plans to...
06 March 2014 Billeo Inc. is partnering with Danal to launch a mobile-identity solution for Billeo’s XpressBuy checkout system. The new service is intended to make online transactions more user friendly by reducing the number of steps necessary to complete online without sacrificing consumer security....
06 March 2014 Merchants in California, Texas and Florida reportedly have filed lawsuits to challenge laws that prevent them from imposing extra charges on credit card purchases. Credit card transactions tend to cost merchants more to process than other payment types. Under network rules, merchants...
