Zapp wants to make real-time mobile payments – in store, online and through apps – an option in the U.K.. It wants to get there by integrating its system into bank apps and tapping into the Faster Payments rails. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Square is merging the two things every payments geek needs: geolocation and making sure that your coffee is served hot and fresh. (For many payments firms, “fresh” is measured in months, but let’s not go there.) Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Shifting technology, new alliances and skepticism among young consumers are creating risks — as well as opportunities — for PayPal, according to Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Remember when wonder card Coin was introduced last year? That digital “uber card” that was described as the only card anyone would ever need to transact? Despite early adopter interest and massive hype, it still has yet to ship and many ask, why even bother, now....
Pizza Hut, who was the first retailer to truly push the capabilities of the iPhone app and has been a longtime massive support of Apple efforts, said some decidedly non-cheerleaderish comments on Monday (Oct. 6) during a tradeshow panel. Get the Full Story Complete the...
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...
