Payment Methods

Merchant Innovation
Data Dive: Amex’s Advantage, J.Crew’s Falter, First Data’s Hiccup
December 14, 2015

There are any number of reasons to come into the work week a little hazy on what exactly went on in the seven days immediately prior. Usually it is because there is just an unusually high volume of news floating around the atmosphere. Sometimes, as...

Big Banks Draw Digital Battle Lines
December 11, 2015

The big bank versus online lenders battle is heating up even more as the wait continues from the Fed to finalize the impending interest rate rise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Holiday Shopping For The Retail-Averse
December 11, 2015

With the hustle and the bustle of the holiday season underway, there’s one thing consumers might not be thinking about — whether they’re shopping online or in store — as they rush to pick up those last-minute gifts. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

International
SWIFT Launches Initiative To Save Correspondent Banking
December 11, 2015

SWIFT has announced another major move in the cross-border payments space aimed at innovating global payments in a way that enhances customer experience in correspondent banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

International
Will Global Payments Acquire Heartland Payments?
December 11, 2015

In the latest game of “who will merge in the payments space,” Bloomberg reported Thursday (Dec. 10) that Global Payments may buy its smaller rival, Heartland Payment Systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
Leaving The Lost Paper Trail
December 11, 2015

Businesses of all sizes stand to benefit from T&E technology, but many companies, especially smaller ones, are still doing things the hard way -- manually, and with lost time and money following suit. That and other tidbits of information marked the latest annual survey of...

Samsung Pay’s Gift Card Platform Expands To 50 Merchants
December 11, 2015

Samsung Pay has found a niche in the mobile payments space that could help it get a bit more popular with merchants and consumers. It’s doing so by getting deeper into the gift card space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

International
The Clearing House/VocaLink Ink Real-Time Payments Deal
December 11, 2015

VocaLink, the international payments system company based in the United Kingdom, has signed a pact to develop a real-time payment service in the United States, working in tandem with The Clearing House (TCH). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Apple Pay
Apple’s (Continually) Blue Christmas
December 11, 2015

Generally speaking, the good news about a bad week is that things usually get better by comparison. The day after your car breaks down is, for the most part, better than the day before when it did, since although you may have lacked a working...