Hoping to stay ahead of an increasingly competitive Indian mobile banking market, ICICI Bank announced that it will make its Pockets mobile wallet available on Google Play, even to those who do not have ICICI bank accounts, according to company sources. Get the Full Story Complete...
It seems Google might be considering moving beyond NFC in its quest to compete with Apple Pay, according to new data published in The Information. The search-giant has reportedly been quietly testing a contextually-aware mobile, bluetooth-based payment system codenamed “Plaso” both in-house and with some...
McDonald’s has recently announced that it has named Margo Georgiadis, former president of Google Americas, to its board of directors as part of a shake-up that has resulted in longtime President and CEO Don Thompson’s retirement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Shakespeare wrote “parting is such sweet sorrow,” which is mostly true, but could probably be safely amended with “…but $5 billion will cushion the blow some.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Jet.com Inc. has closed $140 million in a new round of financing led by Bain Capital Ventures, bringing its total value to almost $600 million. That makes it one of the more valuable tech start-ups on Earth, which is a particularly impressive feat considering they...
According to reports from DDaily, Samsung is considering a mandate that would require all accessories of its forthcoming Galaxy S6 handset devices to come equipped with near-field-communication (NFC) authentication chips. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
When Google tapped WePay to tackle its mobile-commerce payments problem, it didn’t just give merchants an easy way to use its two-tap instant Buy system, it helped gave them an easy way to do business cross-border and gave birth to an interesting partnership. Get the...
The numbers are in, and according to the data, contactless cards are penetrating the market at an alarming and impressive rate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
So here’s the good news. Corporate travel managers expect travel volumes to increase in 2015, according to AirPlus’ 2015 International Travel Management Study. But here’s the bad news - a third of those travel managers said “mobile payments won’t be relevant” in the space –...
