Payment Methods

Western Union Taps Hyperwallet’s Global Mass Payments Tech
March 24, 2015

Western Union announced yesterday (March 23) that it’s struck a deal with Hyperwallet, a global mass payments platform, to integrate its technology into Western Union’s payments system through its Western Union Business Solutions division. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Mobile Money Transactions Doubled In 2014
March 24, 2015

The rate of global mobile money transfers continues to increase at a steady rate as the percentage of mobile remittances in 2014 doubled between January 2014 and January 2015, according to new research from Azimo, a mobile money company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

FTC Starts Up New Tech Research Office
March 24, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission is launching a new research office to do deeper dives into privacy, new payment methods and the Internet of Things (among other things), the FTC announced in a pair of blog posts on Monday (March 23). Get the Full Story Complete...

Survey: One In Six iPhone 6 Users Switched From Android
March 24, 2015

Almost one in six iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users have switched from Android phones, and more than a third of U.S. iPhone 6 owners are using Apple Pay, according to a Cowen & Company survey of 3,000 iPhone 6 users and prospective customers reported...

Creditcall Enables Payter’s Contactless Payment Terminal Rollout
March 23, 2015

EMV-ready payment gateway provider Creditcall today announced that it has been chosen by Dutch contactless payment terminal provider Payter to enable the rollout of its new P6 series of contactless payment terminals. The P6 contactless payment terminal family will be used in unattended markets like...

International
Apple Pay Coming To China In April?
March 23, 2015

According to reports on kapron ASIA, it seems as though Apple and China Union Pay have finally struck a deal that had only existed in rumors until now, meaning that the Chinese version of Apple Pay could be set to roll in April. Get the...

International
Razorpay Brings Stripe-Style Payments To India
March 23, 2015

A new startup called Razorpay is hoping to surf the tidal wave of eCommerce projects rocketing through India these days by making it easier for startups and major players to add payments to their services package. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

News
Everlink Debuts Wearable Payments Tech
March 23, 2015

Everlink Payment Services wants to help Canadian consumers pay in a convenient and secure method, and to do so they’ve debuted a new market trial for DebitWear — a contactless payment option that uses the technology found in EMV and NFC. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Airlines Get On Board Apple Watch
March 23, 2015

Now that the Apple Watch has an official launch date of April 24 (pre-order April 10), the race is on for developers to bring the next generation of apps to the consumer’s wrist. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...