The Baltic country Estonia — about the population of Dallas, Texas — embraces a niche in the payment world with its use of national identity cards that offer capabilities to access banking services, conduct government services, among other non-traditional payment features. Get the Full Story Complete...
At a time when supply-chain finance startups increasingly are encroaching on trade finance by traditional banks, some banks are turning to an untraditional approach: hiring a startup. Mizuho Financial Group announced this month that it has cut a deal with PrimeRevenue to provide supply chain...
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Monday (Oct. 13) that it’s a misconception to think Bing or Yahoo is its biggest competitor when it comes to mobile searches. Instead, he cited Amazon as Google’s biggest force against the company in the mobile search market. Get...
You can get a store credit card at just about any retailer. The standard question has left consumers with the often split-second choice of asking themselves at checkout: Should I open this credit card? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
A b2b UK startup has established $400,000 in funding to launch video technology that will bring together fashion and commerce for a new interactive online shopping experience. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Paying with a smartphone is fine with Canadians, but a new PayPal Canada survey suggests many of them are ready to go way beyond something like Apple Pay, Chain Store Age reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Marvin Ellison, a veteran senior exec at Home Depot, has been named the new CEO for JCPenney. 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...
MasterCard has agreed to a 2-year-contract to mine user data from Facebook Asia-Pacific, packaging it and then reselling it to banks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
After initial signs that MasterCard might resist new rules, which required billions of dollars of security deposits, the card brand has now agreed to continue operating in Russia and to give in to new rules set by the Central Bank of Russia, according to a...
