Payment Methods

First Apple Pay – Now ChowNow Adds Google Wallet
April 07, 2015

Google secured a new partnership with ChowNow, the online restaurant ordering platform, that will integrate Google Wallet into its app — giving the mobile payment app access to thousands of new potential users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Bitcoin Remittance Startup Buttercoin Shuts Down
April 07, 2015

Buttercoin, a bitcoin startup that hoped to use the cryptocurrency to make it easier for immigrants around the world to send money home, is closing its doors on Friday (April 10), the company has announced. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Making Payments Smart And Familiar At The Same Time
April 06, 2015

The problem with the mobile revolution is that it has been “coming” for so long without ever actually fully arriving that the idea of eminent ignition has become somewhat easy to discount. Mobile has been technologically accessible to a mass number of Americans for almost...

Google Wallet Adds New Features
April 06, 2015

The ninth instantiation of Google Wallet is out for public consumption. 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...

Feds Can’t Cash Out On The Dollar Coin
April 06, 2015

It doesn’t appear — at least from consumer trends in the U.S. — that coins replacing the dollar note is going to become the wave of the future. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

The Trends Poising Mobile Payments For Success
April 06, 2015

The global mobile payment transaction forecast is expected to reach $4.6 trillion in 2019, compared to $1.8 trillion in 2014, according to a recent study. The percentage of consumers using mobile payments apps rose from 8 percent to 40 percent from 2013-14. Will 2015 prove...

Walmart: EMV Signatures Are Worthless
April 06, 2015

Walmart’s top payments executive told a conference last week that letting banks issue EMV credit cards without PINs makes a mockery of EMV security, CNN Money reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Japanese Markets, Swiss Banks and The Dark Web
April 03, 2015

Despite Japanese regulators’ criticism of bitcoin — and the potential looming ban of the cryptocurrency — the country’s largest eCommerce company, Rakuten has officially sealed the deal to help bitcoin acceptance evolve across its marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Paydiant Acquisition Closes – Officially Part of PayPal
April 03, 2015

Paydiant has officially dotted the “i” and crossed the “t” to become part of the PayPal enterprise. 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...