Payment Methods

Commentary
Did We Just See The Future of Mobile Payments?
September 10, 2014

Say hello to Apple Pay. It’s the new kid on the payments block and, depending on how things unfold, it could be the new gorilla in the mobile payments ecosystem. MPD CEO Karen Webster shares her first thoughts on what Apple Pay is and how...

Europe
Visa Europe Protests Being In U.S. Lawsuit
September 10, 2014

Having been dragged into a payment card interchange lawsuit, Visa Europe Limited and Visa Europe Services are pushing back, arguing that Walmart-led lawsuit “casts too wide a net, lumping them in with Visa even though they are only licensors of Visa and are owned by...

Apple Pay’s First Impressions
September 10, 2014

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News
Why Most Millennials Don’t Have A Credit Card
September 09, 2014

Almost two-thirds of adults under age 30 currently have no credit cards at all, according to a new survey sponsored by Bankrate.com. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Mobile Commerce
Amex Exec Says Mobile Payments A Failure
September 09, 2014

On the eve of Apple’s unveiling of its new iPhone-based payment system, a top executive at American Express said that, so far, efforts to get consumers to pay using mobile wallets have failed, according to American Banker. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

International
A First Look At Alibaba’s IPO Roadshow
September 09, 2014

Alibaba Group launched the roadshow for its $24 billion initial public offering in New York on Monday (Sept. 8). But although China’s e-commerce giant has updated its IPO filing six times since May, there are still unanswered questions, according to a Wall Street Journal blog....

Mobile Commerce
Twitter Launches Buy Button With Major Retailers
September 09, 2014

Twitter began testing a “Buy” button on Monday (Sept. 8) with a small number of U.S. users, according to Business Insider. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Merchant Innovation
Disney Doubles Down On NFC and iBeacon To Welcome iPhone 6
September 08, 2014

As excitement gathers for the Second Coming-esque of the iPhone 6 later this week, long time collaborator Disney is preparing the way for the coming of the phone with upgrades to its stores’ iBeacon and NFC readers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Acquiring
Discover Gets Competitive With Discounts For Banks
September 08, 2014

After spending years seeing its signature debit products summarily trounced by rivals Visa and MasterCard, Discover is raising the level of its game by dropping its prices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...