Payment Methods

CARDFREE Targets Merchant Wallet Customer Efficiency
March 05, 2015

The power of location-based services has only increased in the restaurant industry, but will it last? 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...

Blackhawk Expands Mobile Wallet Services
March 05, 2015

Blackhawk prepaid payments network announced yesterday (March 4) it is expanding its mobile wallet digital services by adding features to allow for mobile gift card exchange, among other perks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Half Of Smartphones Will Have M-Wallets Before 2016
March 05, 2015

NFC chipmaker NXP Semiconductors said it expects mobile wallets to be in half of new smartphones by the start of 2016 — and China will be the leading market, Bloomberg News reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

California Eyeing Bitcoin Business Licenses
March 05, 2015

California’s legislature is considering a license for Bitcoin exchanges that would require maintaining bank-style reserves against possible losses, CoinDesk reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

How To “Compete To Win” At Cross-Border Commerce
March 04, 2015

Any merchant has the ability to compete when it comes to selling cross-border. But competing to win, says Rick Barbari, Group VP at Digital River, is a whole different ball game. Winning at cross-border commerce not only requires a merchant to know and enable preferred...

MasterCard’s Move Into Zimbabwe Mobile Money Market
March 04, 2015

MasterCard solidified its commitment to the cross-global payments market on Tuesday (March 3) when it released a press release to announce its partnership with Zimbabwe’s Steward Bank. The move aims to bring remittance services to more than 1.5 million account holders — allowing its customers to...

The 3 Things That Must Happen Before Mobile Commerce Ignites
March 04, 2015

The number of global smartphones used to make in-store contactless payments is predicted to increase by 1,000 percent this year. And as the annual Mobile World Congress comes to an end tomorrow, one thing that’s become even clearer: mobile will continue to be a remarkable...

MasterCard Scores Another Digital ID Payments Win In Egypt
March 04, 2015

MasterCard will be issuing every adult in Egypt a mobile-based debit card account that will double as a national ID card, the card brand and the Egyptian government announced on Tuesday (March 3) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Apple Pay Nearing Triple Digit Milestone
March 04, 2015

For Apple Pay, it’s 98 and counting. Apple confirmed on Tuesday (March 3) that 17 more financial institutions have gone live with full Apple Pay support in the past two weeks, bringing the total just shy of the century mark, 9to5 Mac reported. Get the...