Reports surfaced yesterday (March 3) indicating that MasterCard is considering a bid for U.K. payments provider VocaLink in what could be as much as a $1.4 billion takeover, according to unnamed sources cited by Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Investment valuation is a tricky thing — mercurial and temperamental, depending on who is doing the valuing. In recent weeks, tech stocks, most notably those of startups, have been volatile. And in some cases, large funds have been taking down their estimates of just how...
As everyone knows, when it comes to igniting mobile payments, there’s no one player, technology or device that’s going to dominate it all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Samsung Pay is one of several key players in the ongoing mobile payments race, aiming to build up a loyal user base and a steady foundation of usability and reliability. This week, the payment platform took another step forward as it announced a new partnership. Get the...
Mobile wallets and contactless payments are perhaps more accessible than ever before – with more merchants and companies pushing mobile payment acceptance and support as a priority. But the results from the 2015 U.S. Consumer Payment Choice Study, conducted by TSYS, shows that debit cards...
We’ve said it before and we will say it again — when it comes to mobile payments, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, any more than there is one-size-fits-all payment method. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Within just two days of Apple Pay finally launching in China back on Feb. 18, Chinese shoppers reportedly activated 3 million payment cards within the mobile wallet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
I, Shopper, take thee, Online Retailer, to be my faithful partner in commerce. To have and to hold from this day forward — for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health — to love and to cherish, till death us do...
The long-anticipated sale process of American Express’ Costco cobrand card portfolio to Citibank has officially kicked off. 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...
