Apple Pay has gone live at yet another regional grocery group. The 217 Lucky, Save Mart and FoodMaxx supermarkets in Northern California and Nevada now all officially support Apple’s mobile payment system, their corporate parent announced on Thursday (Jan. 15). Get the Full Story Complete...
The Federal Reserve says demand for bank loans is increasing — if only mildly — and so are credit quality and demand for banking services, according to American Banker. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Instacart, the grocery delivery startup that just reached a $2 billion valuation, has quietly shifted its business model. Originally it decided on the markup for the products it delivered, but now it largely leaves pricing to the grocers and charges them a fee for its...
Mobile users encountered malware nearly twice as often in 2014 than during 2013 — up from 4 percent to 7 percent, CSO Online reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has made it a top priority to reveal some of the shadier practices harming consumers when it comes to debt collection. This year, the agency is pointing its spotlight on the complexities of medical debt, and its impact on credit...
Long rumored and often wooed by big banks wanting to take the company public, the Brooklyn-based handmade crafts seller Etsy has announced that it will go public sometime in the first quarter of 2015, sources inside the company confirm. Working with Goldman Sachs and Morgan...
Mobile payments are expected to be the next wave in the development of online payment, and it will become the most successful when integration into non-commerce apps take hold. One company looking to take advantage of cheaper mobile payment software as a complement to its...
The conventional wisdom that falling oil prices are a catalyst for increased consumer spending took a major hit yesterday (January 14) with the release of the U.S, retail sales number by the Commerce Department. The figures released indicate that retail sales suffered their largest decline...
In a push to get customer dollars deposited on their pre-paid product, T-Mobile CEO John Legere used Twitter to announce that customers who elect to have their income tax refund directly deposited to their T-Mobile Visa Prepaid Card will get a $20 credit. The Mobile Money tax...
