There’s no official confirmation, but a new report from the New York Post is claiming that Blackstone Group has plans to join the bidding for the ATM maker NCR, which has allegedly opened back up auction talks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Payments giant Visa has hired 1,000 of the 2,000 technology professionals it aims to bring on board by 2017, a staffing goal that is tied to an initiative to boost its digital financial services business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The man once known in the bitcoin community as “Bitcoin King” (probably because he handled a majority of bitcoin in circulation) finally faces the legal troubles he’s be running from. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
During MasterCard’s Investment Community Meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 9), the remarks from CEO Ajay Banga and his executive team gave a pretty good indication into how MasterCard views its role in the fast-moving digital payments ecosystem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
From Shutter Island (last week) to Bitcoin Island today. Bitcoin is second nature at this quirky tiny self-governed land called the Isle of Man. Find out why, not to mention why Visa is backing the blockchain, how bitcoin blackmail is an increasing threat to banks,...
MasterPass continued to drive its global footprint by driving up the number of mobile transactions that are made each month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Discover’s latest move to offer Apple Pay starting Sept. 16 might mark a late entry to the mobile payments party, but it sure is making some drums roll. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Though a vast majority of financial institutions in the United States — as much as 90 percent — have begun shipping, or will be shipping, chip debit cards, most cards “out in the field” will in fact not be “chipped” by the end of this...
Between the mainstream press and the countless blogs, pulling off any sort of surprise — like, say, an early drop of a major product — is nearly impossible. But Google, with its freshly minted Android Pay, actually managed to do it twice in the space...
