The road to becoming a payments facilitator, according to WePay founder Rich Aberman - is long, expensive and technologically complex. For some ISOs and ISVs, he noted, it is also the best path forward. For others? Owning the payments process end-to-end is a long way...
Affirm announced it is partnering with various brands and retailers to offer shoppers a simple, no-interest monthly payment option on purchases of any size. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Samsung Pay continues its expansion into Canada, with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) personal payment cards now supported by the mobile payment system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Google’s redesign of Google Pay, its digital payment service, appears to be paying off — the company passed the 100 million mark in terms of installs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
It’s easy to take for granted how consistent in-store payments with cards have become for consumers; there isn’t a lot of mystery in that process for consumers, Jess Turner, EVP of Digital Payments and Labs of North America at Mastercard told PYMNTS in a recent...
Facebook and GDPR only underscore a key conundrum in payments: How to protect an individual’s data while delivering the best consumer experience. In the latest Topic TBD, Merchant Link CIO Scott Carcillo tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that the mobile order ahead phenomenon offers food for...
Buy vs. build -- or partner? The lines between software companies and payments firms are blurring, which means strategy must change, too. Think of payments as a value-add, a toll road, a necessary ingredient, says Paya president Greg Cohen, but be mindful of what really...
Coinstar has announced that it has partnered with startup doxo to enable its coin-counting kiosks to offer a bill pay service. “Coinstar is very pleased to team with doxo to offer both billers and payers a new and convenient way to manage cash bill payments,”...
Finding the balance between speed and risk is a high wire act for processors when it comes to paying the middlemen -- namely ISOs and agents. T1 CEO Donald Kasdon weighs in on how real-time reporting and vigilance (of the human kind) can ensure merchant...
