Innovation Project 2015 heads into Day 2 today (March 19), as Day 1 wrapped up a series of stimulating conversations focused on this year’s theme of “Innovation At The Intersections.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
The U.K. government plans to impose anti-money laundering (AML) regulations on bitcoin exchanges, beef up law-enforcement capabilities for spotting criminal use of digital currencies, and work with the digital currency industry on consumer protection standards, according to a British Treasury report issued this month. Get...
Intel has joined IBM in the blockchain technology race. 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 form,...
Within the growing realm of digital banking, many regional banks struggle to compete with the caliber of consumer products offered by their larger counterparts. To overcome that roadblock, Richard Steggall, CEO of Urban FT, says the right solution is about more than just the financial...
Bitcoin just got another big fan in the eCommerce world — Japan’s largest online retailer. Rakuten announced yesterday (March 17) that it would begin accepting bitcoin as a payment option across its marketplaces using Bitnet’s payment platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Facebook is adding person-to-person payments to Facebook Messenger, the social network announced on Tuesday (March 17). The new free payments feature, which apparently doesn’t have any fancy branding, will roll out in the U.S. for Android, iOS and desktop users over the next few months....
About two weeks ago, reports began to emerge that enterprising criminals had found a simple, low tech way to bypass Apple’s state of the art, biometrically authenticated, tokenized, NFC-secure element housed payment platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Uber-like mobile dining app has added the nation’s capital to the menu, as it were. 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,...
A new partnership between Orange Money and Airtel Money will allow customers in the West Africa region of Burkina Faso to send and receive funds for the first time ever using their mobile devices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
