American Express can’t prevent merchants from suggesting that customers use a less-expensive payment card, a federal judge ruled on Thursday (Feb. 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
If someone from Boston tells you that a year’s winter is the worst he’s ever seen, listen to him, because he’s seen (and shoveled) a lot of them — and that’s the way the winter of 2015 is getting described thanks to nearly 7 feet...
Google announced on Feb. 16 that it will be terminating its Kenyan cashless payment program BebaPay on March 15, in a move that is being described as a quiet retreat from the payments space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Although online grocery shopping is growing globally, a new report from dunnhumby reveals that the U.S. lags France, South Korea and the U.K. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
More than 80 financial institutions now support Apple Pay, as 9to5 Mac reported that February’s list of additional banks and credit unions that support the mobile payment service recently grew by 19. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The federal government has opened up its pay portal, pay.gov, to the digital wallets from PayPal and Dwolla. This announcement follows a federal move to accept Apple Pay for many transactions with the federal government, such as at national parks, starting in September. Both are...
The competition between Apple and Samsung has just gotten fiercer — this time it’s for the mobile payments grand prize. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Chinese Internet giant Tencent, which already dominates online gaming in China, is now moving into Europe. The company has acquired a majority stake in Swiss mobile games company Miniclip, VentureBeat reported on Wednesday (Feb. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Sticking to its global mission, Amazon Web Services announced yesterday (Feb. 17) that it will now accept bill payments and offer card support in 11 additional currencies — helping its customers save money on foreign transactions and make payments easier. Get the Full Story Complete the...
