Embellished denim, gaucho pants, Birkenstocks - three things that the fashion forward of PYMNTS never thought would live to see another day. Now add “knuckle buster” (aka manual credit card terminal) to that list. This 50-year old piece of payments memorabilia returned for the dead...
In a sure sign that Facebook is looking to bring commerce into Facebook, the social network has partnered with PayPal to extend payment enablement (acceptance + processing) to any Facebook mobile app that is accepted into its FbStart program. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The International Commerce Committee released its annual Global Survey on July 2, with data from 298 banks across 127 countries. According to the results, international trade growth has decreased significantly when compared to the years before the global financial crisis. Get the Full Story Complete...
Earlier this week, PYMNTS.com discussed how PayPal froze the account of ProtonMail, a secure email startup. While PayPal explained the incident as a “technical problem,” ProtonMail is not reassured, according to recent reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The closing days of Q2 2014 and the dawn of Q3 has seen the cross-border eCommerce world shaken up twice—first with Stripe’s deal with China’s Alipay and then with yesterday’s announcement that Ingenico is acquiring GlobalCollect. BlueSnap CEO Ralph Danglemaier tells MPD CEO Karen Webster...
EBE Technologies and TrueNorth Companies announced earlier this week that the two organizations were going to partner together to offer customers a new paperless option for their workflow-based insurance enrollment needs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Fuel sector company Sakunda announced this week that it launched a new fuel and loyalty card. The innovation gives customers convenient, secure and manageable fuel services, according to a News Day report. Additionally, the new card enables customers to purchase fuel using V payments, Visa...
A fast-spreading mobile banking Trojan malware has crippled over 100,000 mobile banking users in South Korea, according to reports. 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...
Startup Lisnr Inc. has found a way for songs to give way to marketers taking that information and sending those customers messages through their smartphones. Essentially, Lisnr uses audio-beacon technology to understand what customers are listening to, and how to use that information in a...
