In 2009, Square found a way to turn a mobile phone into a cheap, wireless point of sale device, giving birth to a new payments vocabulary word – mPOS and creating a way for small retailers to accept credit cards. Since then, Square has moved...
Apple Pay for in-store purchases via NFC gets much of the attention, even though much of the action the new payment service sees is actually online. That has been the case for Staples anyway; the big box retailer says that since its launch in October...
Two British banks are getting into biometric authentication. Going forward, customers of RBS and NatWest will be able to access their banking accounts via smartphones using fingerprint recognition technology. The feature will need to be initially activated with their security information, but from then on...
In what reports say is one of the largest US venture capital raising rounds for a UK startup, money transfer service WorldRemit has nabbed $100 million in funding, spearheaded by Silicon Valley investor Technology Crossover Ventures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
For those customers looking to get an extra fill from Starbucks, the coffee company announced yesterday (Feb. 17) the launch of its fresh delivery subscription program that provides consumers exclusive access to selections from its own Seattle Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room. Get the Full Story Complete...
Booking intercity travel by bus isn’t as easy as it is by plane when booking through a company. But shouldn’t it be? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Mobile payments app Venmo suffered a massive outage Tuesday night (Feb. 17), but about an hour later the company reported it had resolved the issue. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Apple is dominating the U.S. smartphone market, but that isn’t the case in China. It’s not the case for Samsung, either — at least not anymore. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
There’s only one thing that’s holding mPOS back from being the POS environment of choice for all retailers: security. That’s the point of view of Bluefin Payment Systems CEO John Perry and it’s Chief Innovation Officer, Ruston Miles. Perry and Miles joined Karen Webster in...
