When Tim Cook announced at Apple's last earnings that Apple Pay was being accepted at 200k new merchant locations, no one focused on the fact that those merchant locations were part of the retail’s big blue ocean: unattended retail. Stephen Herbert, Chairman and CEO at...
Visa is extending its reach in the online payments space through the addition of Visa Checkout to 16 markets across the globe in 2015. Customers in 10 countries can now sign up for Visa Checkout, but Visa announced yesterday (Feb. 19) that an additional six markets...
2015 has been a tough year for bitcoin’s public image. 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...
Google has been experimenting with the rollout of a new payment service, letting Gmail users send money for free over email. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
As the demographics of brick-and-mortar stores versus online shopping continues to shift, Walmart has made it clear that the retailer is focused on both its online and mobile products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Lending marketplace Funding Circle is getting a lot more money to loan to small businesses. The U.K.-based company will get as much as $420 million to lend over the next three years from Chicago-based Victory Park Capital, the companies announced on Thursday (Feb. 19). Get...
Seattle-based casual gaming company Big Fish Software notified customers last week that its billing and online payment systems were infected with malware, according to SC Magazine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
The U.S. Postal Service should be doing a better job of serving e-commerce retailers and customers, according to the postal workers union — and the union is making that a bargaining issue in its first contract negotiations since 2010. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Lawsuits are piling up over the data breach at Anthem, the second-largest U.S. health insurer, that exposed personal data about 80 million individuals. The latest was filed on Wednesday (Feb. 18) in Denver, the Denver Post reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
