Ross Ulbricht, who stands accused of running the Silk Road black market under the name “Dread Pirate Roberts” says a new IRS ruling that bitcoin is not a currency nullifies at least some of the charges against him. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Bottomline Technologies has struck a $48 million dollar deal to purchase Andrea, whose software platform helps financial institutions leverage digital channels to acquire new customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Four years after regulators tried to curb them with regulations; overdraft fees are on the rise. 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 to our daily...
The Rev. Stefano Tamburo, the Franciscan friar in charge of the 800-year-old church of St. Francis at Ripa, had a problem. His church, which contained a room where St. Francis of Assisi had regularly slept, was becoming something of a tourist attraction since the veneration of...
Prepaid cards are replacing human money movers, known as mules, as crooks increasingly are turning to the plastic to commit fraud, Tom Willis, director of consultancy Ontrack Advisory, said in a recent interview. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
In 2013, Digital River processed more than $30 billion online transactions, giving the company insights into payment and consumer behavior trends and the ability to act quickly on them. The company is hosting an online webinar “The Mobile Age, the Impact in Emerging Markets” to...
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British retailer Tesco reportedly is testing Apple’s iBeacon technology at one of its stores in an experiment with a store-specific app. However, reports Marketing Magazine, the company isn’t yet ready to use the technology to market directly to its customers. Get the Full Story Complete...
South Korea appears to be on the verge of getting rid of a decades-old security policy that has made competing in the global online marketplace problematic. At the heart of the issue are rules requiring first-time online shoppers to install ActiveX controls and to receive...
