News

Credit Karma Raises New Round, And Valuation
September 30, 2014

Whoever said that no one ever got rich giving something away for nothing had clearly never met the good people at Credit Karma.  The San Francisco start-up that made its name by offering consumers a truly free glance at their credit reports has just finished...

Alternative Finances
Credit Karma Raises New Round Of Funding
September 30, 2014

Whoever said that no one ever got rich giving something away for nothing had clearly never met the good people at Credit Karma.  The San Francisco start-up that made its name by offering consumers a truly free glance at their credit reports has just finished...

International
PayPal And Alipay Duke It Out for Korean Online Payments
September 30, 2014

The Korean online payment market is rapidly expanding, but there is no native online payment service such as Alipay or PayPal to serve the increasing number of people looking for a digital platform for card and payment information. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

News
U.K. Card Fee Controversy Could Cost MasterCard $1.6B
September 30, 2014

MasterCard’s European woes over interchange just keep on coming as WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc is leading a group of U.K. retailers that are hoping to add more than a $1 billion in damages from MasterCard Inc. in their antitrust suit over payment fees, reports Bloomberg....

Loyalty & Rewards
CreditCard.com’s New App To Help Users Keep Their Rewards Programs Straight
September 30, 2014

Americans holding more than one “rewards” card that offer discounts and cash back for different types of purchases can easily get lost between platforms.  Maybe they can remember they have a card they should always buy gas on, while another one should be used at...

Apple Pay
Apple Pay’s European Biz Model Needs A Reboot
September 30, 2014

Apple Pay’s U.S. business model is based on issuers giving it a rebate on the fees they collect from merchants. But what happens when those fees are really low and headed lower? That’s Apple’s issue in Europe as it looks across the pond to find...

Mobile
Alipay Makes A U.S. Site Appearance
September 30, 2014

Home rental firm Airbnb is now accepting Alipay, the huge Chinese Internet payment offering, on its site, reports ReCode. 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...

Hmmm
Max Levchin Opens Up About Affirm
September 30, 2014

Former PayPal founder Max Levchin launched his credit alternative in 2013 but little has been heard from him since then. Here’s a look at what Affirm is doing and how it’s able to extend credit successfully to people who’d never pass anyone else’s filter. Get...

Apple Pay
Apple Pay Settings Land On Monday
September 30, 2014

When versions of iOS 8.1 were released Monday (Sept. 29), they included hidden settings for Apple Pay, according to a report in MacRumors. Given that Apple Pay has been announced, the existence of the settings is not surprising. It’s also not surprising that the settings...