Payment Methods

The Uber-Taxi Medallion Ripple Effect
January 14, 2015

The entrance of Uber into the ridesharing market disrupted more than just the taxicab industry, it has shaken the financial ecosystem that was supported by those who owned and loaned money for the once-coveted taxi medallion business. It’s a trend seen over and over again in the...

2015’s (Almost) $1B Start And peerTransfer’s $22 Million Pick-Up
January 14, 2015

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The Role Of ACH In Driving Payments Innovation
January 14, 2015

Over the past 40 years, innovators of all shapes and sizes have used ACH to enable an array of payments opportunities. According to Jan Estep, President and CEO of NACHA, the ACH network has been in a state of continuous change to meet the needs...

PayPal And Microsoft Punch Up The POS
January 14, 2015

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American History’s Invisible Innovator
January 13, 2015

“There is an elegant memorial in Washington to Jefferson, but none to Hamilton. However, if you seek Hamilton’s monument, look around. You are living in it.” -George Will Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Europe
peerTransfer Raises New Round – Disrupts X-Border Tuition Payments
January 13, 2015

Global payments firm peerTransfer announces today (January 13) that it closed a major funding round and hit a key profitability milestone.  peerTransfer is an efficient, cost effective and transparent alternative to the existing friction-laden international funds transfer services, including bank wire.  peerTransfer’s global payments platform...

The Top Drivers For Taking Mobile To Corporate Travel
January 13, 2015

Even with our mobile devices, business travel today can still be quite a hassle. One of the most difficult tasks that travelers still face is accessing their company card information, says Christina Hall, senior product development manager at TSYS, but that’s just one of many...

Mobile Payment’s Education Gap
January 13, 2015

When it comes to mobile payments, half of U.S. consumers literally don’t know what they’re missing. According to a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted during the 2014 holiday shopping season, half of the consumers polled were unfamiliar with mobile technologies such as NFC and...

Mobile
Verifone Pitches An mPOS For Any Device, Any Payments Scheme
January 13, 2015

Verifone is trying to end (or at least limit) the endless upgrade cycle for mobile point-of-sale devices with a new mPOS sled that tries to support as many standards — and as few proprietary features — as possible. Get the Full Story Complete the form...