It’s the T if you’re in Boston, the L in Chicago, the Subway in NYC, the Muni in San Francisco, Metro in Los Angeles and the Tube in London. Just like each city has its own local flavor for its public transportation, each has its...
Giant coffee chains Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts may have rolled out their mobile payment and loyalty apps nationwide, but that’s no reason regional chains can’t get in on the action, too. East Coast convenience store chain Wawa has launched its own mobile app featuring gift-card-based...
Apple might want to take a bite out of Starbucks’ mobile payments strategy. 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, PYMNTS Today....
The explosive growth of mobile has taken its toll on retail payments in many parts of the globe. In Canada, technology players, retailers, banks and network operators are now competing to “own” mobile payments, says Linda Mantia, Executive Vice-President, Digital, Payments and Cards at RBC....
It seem Amazon has decided to jump out of the payments business less than a year after first jumping in. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Bitcoin startup Coinbase just got a lot of extra change in its pocket from a record-breaking investment round of $75 million — which is coming from some seemingly unexpected backers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
A recent survey from technology consultancy Boston Retail Partners shows that businesses that accept EMV payments will increase 650 percent by October 2015 — the date that the shift in liability to merchants who do not enable EMV technology will take place. Get the Full Story Complete...
Germany-based Rocket internet is less than beloved in Silicon Valley Tech circles, as the company is known for taking (non-proprietary) business ideas born in the valley, copying them, and then spinning them off on to the world’s stage. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
As U.S. President Barack Obama gears up for his sixth State of The Union address tonight (Jan. 20), the leader of the free world will likely focus his efforts on the state of the U.S. economy. After all, when America’s economy crashes, the rest of the...
