Payments, particularly the technology side of the ecosystem, has many players who love visibility. Apple Pay’s was announced with a level of theatricality normally reserved for summer blockbusters, PayPal’s 2014 has been operatic, Alibaba exploded onto the NYSE, bitcoin has suffered three or four “doomsday”...
Two weeks in and several bug reveals (and patches) later, iOS 8 is not seeing the speedy adoption that Apple’s previous mobile operating systems have enjoyed. According to data released on Apple’s website and spotted by MacRumors, 47 percent of those carrying Apple mobile devices...
Currently, banks are still processing about 85 percent of all international payments. At the same time, for many organizations looking to gain a global presence, international payments are often too complicated, and banks’ pricing isn’t transparent, says Mike Laven, CEO of Currency Cloud. In a...
Square is now singing the Bluetooth Blues, having rolled out on Tuesday (Oct. 7) an iOS 8 BLE-empowered way to send cash to nearby people, called Nearby Payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Venture Capitalist—and graphical Web browser creator—Marc Andreessen is looking at the payments space as an area that needs to—and can—be fully recrafted. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Square Cash for iPhone now allows you to send money to your friends nearby over Bluetooth Low Energy. According to Cash, the top request was being able to pay friends sitting at your dinner table without adding their email address. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Need cash? Finding an ATM too much of a burden? Good news: There is now an “Uber for cash” that, with a few button clicks, will send a runner to the door, cash in hand. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
More than one out of every three (35 percent) shoppers today use mobile devices as part of their purchasing process, a 10 percent hike from 2012, according to new results from a shopper behavior study. Much of the change comes from sharp increases from three...
Despite Bitcoin prices taking a tumble as of late, Silicon Valley still seems to have an appetite for the digital currency. Blockchain, a Bitcoin wallet provider with British roots, has locked in $30.5 million in funding, backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Wicklow Capital, according...
