Languid hot holiday day? Day off from work? Time to get thinking -- about payments, financial services and innovation, and getting a leg up on the competition. This Independence Day, we bring you a day of independent thought, with research (or tracking of trackers, if you...
Months after Amazon rolled out its cashier-less convenience store (C-Store) dubbed Amazon Go, Tesco is testing a checkout-free payment method in the U.K. The British grocer is experimenting with the concept on its corporate campus at a Tesco Express C-store, the Daily Mail reported. Get...
Soccer is a contact sport, but fans are using contactless payments at one of the sport’s most famous events: Approximately 17 percent of purchases with Visa in the World Cup’s 11 Russian host cities, for example, used contactless payment technology with devices such as smartphones,...
The MBTA and its operating partner Keolis Commuter Services have announced that, beginning this fall, commuter rail passengers in Boston will be able to pay onboard with a credit or debit card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
UnionPay International is partnering with Bank of China’s Canadian unit to launch its QR code payment service in Canada. According to a report in Verdict, all of the Foodymart stores in Canada will now accept UnionPay QR code as a payment method. UnionPay, noted the...
Not exotic. Just another step on the path to make instant disbursements a standard way to pay at a time when the demand has never been greater. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Wells Fargo announced Monday (June 25) an overhaul of its Propel Card, its no-annual-fee rewards cards. 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 newsletter,...
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messenger app, is gearing up to roll out 24-hour customer support for customers who use its upcoming payment services in India. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
As BBVA steps up its digital efforts, the bank is merging its Beeva and i4S units to form a company called BBVA Next Technologies. The company’s 1,200 tech workers will focus on areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), the blockchain and cloud computing, according to their press release....
