H&R Block Inc. on April 10 announced plans to divest its H&R Bank through a definitive agreement with BofI Federal Bank. The company expects the closing to occur before next tax season, as it still must go through legal and regulatory approvals. Get the Full...
Earlier this week the Heartbleed exploit – a fault in OpenSSL that could theoretically grant an attacker to access to confidential information in an affected system with just a simple network request- was discovered. OpenSSL is an used in fundamental security software by organizations and companies...
The Hunt offers and interesting variation on crowdsourced shopping–it allows users to post snap shots of retail items like clothing or home goods and then post them and get other users trying to hunt them down. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Carl Icahn has officially brokered a truce with eBay Inc. in regards to his plan to spin-off the company’s payments arm, PayPal into a separate business. This significant reversal from investors’ rights activist Icahn came with a big concession from eBay- the e-retailer has agreed...
Andy Laudato, SVP and CIO at Pier 1, believes that “retail hasn’t changed in thousands of years until 1994 with Amazon.com,” he told Computer Weekly. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Earlier this week, IdentityMind announced at the Inside Bitcoins event in New York that they will be partnering with Jumio and launch its IGNITE program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
VeriFone Systems Inc. this week announced the launch of its first handheld EMV-capable payment terminal, the VX 690, which features Bluetooth, 3G radio and Wi-Fi connectivity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
This week the Heartbleed bug was made public and many sites like eBay; Etsy and PayPal are giving advice to merchants who are worried. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Last year Telefonica announced that were going to partner with CaixaBank and Santander. Now the company says that they will be launching the money transfer service within the next few months, according to Mobile World Live. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
