It seems Google might be considering moving beyond NFC in its quest to compete with Apple Pay, according to new data published in The Information. The search-giant has reportedly been quietly testing a contextually-aware mobile, bluetooth-based payment system codenamed “Plaso” both in-house and with some...
McDonald’s has recently announced that it has named Margo Georgiadis, former president of Google Americas, to its board of directors as part of a shake-up that has resulted in longtime President and CEO Don Thompson’s retirement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Pii360 – The Payments Innovation Index – is a proprietary index that accurately measures what more than 100 companies across 10 segments in payments have done to innovate and how experts in payments view the success of these companies in bringing those innovations to market....
Shakespeare wrote “parting is such sweet sorrow,” which is mostly true, but could probably be safely amended with “…but $5 billion will cushion the blow some.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Though speculating as to whether or not Apple is going to acquire Square has essentially been the payment’s ecosystem’s favorite pastime for the last several years, it seems that for its part, Square is looking to put distance between itself and Cupertino as opposed to joining...
Jet.com Inc. has closed $140 million in a new round of financing led by Bain Capital Ventures, bringing its total value to almost $600 million. That makes it one of the more valuable tech start-ups on Earth, which is a particularly impressive feat considering they...
There is currently enough snow on the ground in the greater Boston area to fill Foxboro stadium over 90 times, with another 2-4 feet being predicted by Monday (Feb. 16). Given the fact that global warming seems to have abandoned New England, payments innovators may...
According to reports from DDaily, Samsung is considering a mandate that would require all accessories of its forthcoming Galaxy S6 handset devices to come equipped with near-field-communication (NFC) authentication chips. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The public relations cleanup following Anthem Inc’s data breach keeps getting worse for the health care insurance provider as U.S. state governments are filing formal letters of complaints against the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
