Helping Millennials manage their money more effectively is the central purpose of Level Money, a mobile app created by Jake Fuentes and Frank Yeary. Fuentes spoke with PYMNTS.com earlier this year, and now the company is preparing for The Innovation Project 2014 next month. Get the...
MasterCard today took a strong move to push out mobile-wallet technology faster globally, including its own MasterPass digital service, with the announced planned acquisition of long-time partner C-SAM, whose platform supports not just payments but also customer-specific offers, loyalty incentives, banking, bill-pay options and nonfinancial...
Today, the nattering nabobs of bitcoin negativity are smugly pointing to mounting evidence that Bitcoin is just one big bubble on its way to becoming something pretty itsy-bitsy. With prices flopping between $1,100, $500, $900, and then below $100, all in the space of a...
In an era when consumers and businesses are generating unprecedented amounts of information, one company – Wisely – is aiming to leverage that data to help consumers and merchants make more informed spending decisions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Consumer sentiment regarding mobile payments has improved “drastically,” as social media conversations have moved to discussions over which options should be used and which are most secure, according to a new MasterCard report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Why did consumers willingly dump their feature phones and blackberries for the iPhone yet they still write checks and pay with cash? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
At the risk of stepping into a hornet’s nest, I’m following up my first commentary on JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s commercial prepaid exit with another related article. This time it is prompted by Fitch’s recent analysis of the general purpose reloadable (GPR) prepaid market and the implications...
A key frustration shared among consumers traveling abroad is the fear that their transactions will be denied because of overly conservative fraud-prevention measures put in place by their card issuer, or by the merchant where they want to shop. A declined transaction can prove to...
Mobile phones can do more than enable a consumer to buy something anytime, anywhere and with any payment method. They actually can be used to make payments smarter, which can make them more secure. These devices, with their operating systems, internet connectivity, apps, front and...
