TSYS has announced upgrades to its online self-service solution for commercial cardholders, TSYS CentreSuite, as part of a multi-staged transformation currently underway. The redesign is aimed at upgrading the user experience and providing greater performance and functionality to issuing banks and administrators. Get the Full...
Currently, banks are still processing about 85 percent of all international payments. At the same time, for many organizations looking to gain a global presence, international payments are often too complicated, and banks’ pricing isn’t transparent, says Mike Laven, CEO of Currency Cloud. In a...
One of the most oft-cited criticisms of startups—especially mobile firms—is that they sell a solution in search of a problem. Airbnb is making a powerful case that such comments do not apply to them, as they are seeing soaring growth among business travelers specifically because the...
The Web-fueled florist company BloomNation confirmed Tuesday (Oct. 7) that it has raised an additional $5.5 million (a total of $7.2 million) from Andreessen Horowitz and Ronny Conway (son of angel Ron Conway), according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. Get the Full...
Square is now singing the Bluetooth Blues, having rolled out on Tuesday (Oct. 7) an iOS 8 BLE-empowered way to send cash to nearby people, called Nearby Payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
U.S. holiday shopping purchase dollars starting next month will be sharply lower than last year, as shoppers stay cautious and are economically-uncertain, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report released Tuesday (Oct. 7). That report was based on a survey of more than 2,200 shoppers nationwide. Get...
Against the backdrop of global political tensions and tit-for-tat diplomatic and economic sanctions involving Russia and the United Nations, Russia is publicly rethinking how it wants to handle payments. Partly, this is so that Russia can try and isolate and protect itself from external economic...
Venture Capitalist—and graphical Web browser creator—Marc Andreessen is looking at the payments space as an area that needs to—and can—be fully recrafted. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Square Cash for iPhone now allows you to send money to your friends nearby over Bluetooth Low Energy. According to Cash, the top request was being able to pay friends sitting at your dinner table without adding their email address. Get the Full Story Complete the...