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Apple Pay
Wow! Siri To Enable Apple Pay
October 15, 2014

iPhone 6 owners will be able to command Siri to activate Apple Pay.  According to Bank Innovation’s Ian Kar by commanding Siri to open a particular card, Apple’s passbook automatically opened, signaling the that Apple’s digital assistant and payments platforms are tied. Get the Full Story...

Mobile Commerce
Square Denies PayPal Purchase Rumors
October 15, 2014

Mark Twain famously said “rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” and though the statement is actually a slight misquote of a correction Twain once sent to a newspaper for his incorrectly run obituary, it is a sentiment that Square can likely relate to...

Mobile
Pay With Open Table Cuts Bill Wait In D.C.
October 15, 2014

By nature Washington, D.C., is a fast-paced population who like restaurants but don’t like to wait. With the launch of Pay with Open Table mobile payments option, there’s a solution to appease both consumers and owners in cutting out the wait to pay the bill....

Europe
New British Regulator Taking A Close Look At Visa and MasterCard
October 15, 2014

Going forward in the U.K. Visa and Master Card will be directly overseen by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). 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...

Merchant Innovation
Andreessen and Ichan Continue To Spar Over eBay
October 15, 2014

A few months into 2014, Carl Ichan proposed that PayPal split off from eBay, eBay’s board disagreed and Icahn and VC Marc Andreessen publicly sniped at each other.   A few months from the end of 2014, eBay’s board has taken to the view of...

VeriFone’s New Strategy (And It’s Not About Payments)
October 15, 2014

As VeriFone looks out over the next decade in payments, it sees a world where terminals are as relevant as they are right now – with one big difference. Vin D’Agostino, VeriFone’s SVP of Global Commerce Enablement, tells MPD CEO Karen Webster that what’s different...

Apple Pay
Apple Pay Backer JPMorgan Chase Preparing To Become Its Rival
October 15, 2014

While JPMorgan Chase has been one of Apple Pay’s most vocal visible backers, it has been aggressively working on plans to also become one of Apple Pay’s most visible rivals, as it readies its own mobile payment app for launch. Get the Full Story Complete...

Mobile
Twitter Payments Works…Sort Of
October 15, 2014

Groupe BPCE, France’s second-largest banking group, released more details Tuesday (Oct. 14) about the technology — and privacy hurdles — of the new pay-by-tweet service that was announced last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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MasterPass Ad Goes Personal Against PayPal
October 15, 2014

Personal is “Priceless,” says MasterCard. And that’s exactly the stance the company took when it crafted a campaign for its MasterPass digital wallet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...