Payment Methods

Apple Watch – Ready for Payments And Commerce?
April 11, 2015

Spring is here. Well so we hear anyway, as PYMNTS is located in Boston where spring is more rumor than reality. If the Weather Channel is to be believed however, in other parts of the world the great weather change is underway — which means...

MasterCard Launches Platform To Propel Millennials’ Career Goals
April 10, 2015

MasterCard announced this week that it has launched its in reach™ benefits platform to help millennials reach their career and financial goals. The platform, says MasterCard, sets out to address the expectation that in just two years, millennials' spending power will surpass that of Baby...

Apple Pay Picks Up Ten New Merchants
April 10, 2015

A mid-week update to the Apple Pay page indicates that another 10 physical retailers joined the Apple Pay party this week. Acme, Davis Food & Drug, Firehouse Subs, GameStop, Luby’s, Rubio’s and T-Mobile all joined the Apple accepting list this week – as did the Phoenix...

Merchant Innovation
AmEx Experimenting With Facial Recognition Tech
April 10, 2015

After a tough 2015 so far, American Express Co. is experimenting. In particular, AmEx is taking a closer look at facial recognition and wearable technology with an eye toward developing new capabilities for some of its mobile apps. Those products could be used to reach...

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Dimon: JPMorgan “Aggressive” On Expanding Payments Business
April 10, 2015

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon kept up his critical tone toward regulators and their potential role in preventing the next financial crisis in his annual letter to shareholders sent April 8. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Bitcoin Goes Presidential And Buttercoin Goes Belly Up
April 10, 2015

As quickly as bitcoin prices rise or dip, so does the number of bitcoin services that enter the market with the aim to persuade merchants to bring bitcoin onto their eCommerce platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Carrier Billing Projected To Pull In $14B By 2019
April 10, 2015

Digital content paid for through carrier billing will generate more than $14 billion in revenue over the next five years, according to a new Juniper Research report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Western Union Makes Payment Agreement with Skype
April 09, 2015

You can now pay for Skype calls with Western Union. 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Igniting Mobile Money In India
April 09, 2015

For most of the developed business world, the phrase “time is money,” is about using time better in order to maximize capital production. For most of India — the cash-centric, developing economy of 1.3 billion people — the phrase “time is money” has an entirely...