It wasn’t long ago that this time year was the chance for preppy students to show off their ability to stay hip by wearing the latest fashions in back-to-school dress. Clothing, however, apparently isn’t as fashionable these days as having the latest tech. Get the...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned credit card companies not to mask hidden charges associated with low promotional interest rates, according to American Banker. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Transactis, which pushes its BillerIQ online billing and payment system, has received $11 million in new venture capital from investment firms Safeguard Scientifics Inc. and Star Vest Partners, Internet Retailer reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
“If only Apple weren’t so secretive, if only we knew what their intentions were toward mobile commerce,” said every payments player everywhere at some point ever. Bad news: the team at PYMNTS cannot read Apple’s mind. Good news: PYMNTS can do the next best thing--read...
Malware at a payment-card processor was responsible for the theft of details on an estimated 868,000 credit and debit cards used at Goodwill Industries thrift stores, the organization said on Wednesday (Sept. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The mobile wallet platform launched by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon as ISIS has now chosen its new name: Softcard. 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...
China’s DHgate recently integrated and deployed MasterPass into its B2B eCommerce platform, becoming the first merchant in that country to go live with MasterCard’s digital-wallet service. In doing so, it has enabled a simplified online-payment process for its cross-border customers, 90 percent of whom pay...
Citigroup will sell its last 41 branches in Texas to BB&T for $122 million as part of a plan to focus on digital banking, American Banker reported on Wednesday (Sept. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Alibaba’ payments arm Alipay has partnered up with Chinese handset maker Huawei to help consumers have mobile payments literally at their fingertips. The companies are working to create a mobile payments system that uses the fingerprint reader to be built into Huawei’s forthcoming Mate 7...
