China is one step closer to launching its international cross-border yuan payments system, reported Reuters, which cited unnamed sources who indicated the move could occur as soon as September or October. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Samsung won’t be charging anyone for Samsung Pay when it rolls out the mobile payment service in Korea — not card issuing banks and not payment processors, Business Korea reported on Monday (March 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Today (March 9), is Apple’s big day to “spring forward” more specifics about the Apple Watch. 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,...
Taking a page out of Progressive Insurance’s playbook, Google has officially launched Google Compare, a car insurance shopping site that enables consumers to compare car insurance and buy policies through Google. The mission is to provide a “seamless, intuitive experience” for connecting insurers with customers....
Welcome to the monthly mPOS Tracker, a PYMNTS Special Report. In this report, we rank mPOS players and score them based on the payment methods, devices, and operating systems they support and the geographies they serve. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Bitcoin has proven its volatility, gotten tangled up in legal messes and been under fire from regulators. Yet, it still has some popularity in the bitcoin-believing community which wants to keep its hands (virtually) involved in the cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
About a year and a half after introducing advertising to the initial chagrin of its customer base, and four months after introducing video advertising to the delight of brand manufacturers looking to tout their products, Instagram will now offer clickable, interactive ads — coined “carousel ads.”...
A February marked by constant snowstorms, freezing temperatures, and subway breakdowns has also taken a toll on the retail market with sales falling 10 percent nationwide, according to a recently published RetailNext report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Something as complicated as multi-currency, international mass payments seems impossible to simplify. But the purpose of hyperWALLET’s rebranding and internal restructuring was to do just that, says its CEO and President Lisa Shields. Many businesses have had to knock down their own payments roadblocks by...
