Payment Methods

Merchant Innovation
Google Drops Online Coupon Program
June 04, 2014

Sometimes things work and sometimes they don’t. It looks like Zavers, the online coupon program that was launched through Google 17 months ago, is just going to be one of those things that didn’t work out. Google announced yesterday that it is pulling the program,...

Mobile Commerce
SEC’s Bitcoin Crackdown
June 04, 2014

It seems everyone lately is looking to bring bitcoins into the legally controlled mainstream, and now the SEC is getting in on the act. Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against bitcoin marketing site FeedZeBirds and the operator of bitcoin betting site SatoshiDice...

Alternative Finances
Apple: Touch ID One Step Closer To Fruition
June 04, 2014

Cardflight, a provider of mobile POS technology, announced this week that it will incorporate Apple’s Touch ID technology into its SwipeSimple mobile payments application. According to a Cardflight statement, following Apple’s release of iOS 8, merchants will be able to login to the SwipeSimple application...

Mobile Commerce
Company Offers Cannabis Community Non-Cash Payment Options
June 04, 2014

Earlier this week, Mentor Capital, Inc. announced that its portfolio company, Bhang Corporation, established Bhang Financial. This new division will offer the Cannabis Community non-cash payment options with Cashless ATMs for PIN Debit Network transactions and ATMs, according to a company press release. Get the...

Mobile Commerce
NCR: It’s Time To Curb ‘Show Rooming’
June 04, 2014

Tech company NCR Corp. announced this week that it had developed a new way to prevent customers from “show rooming” in brick and mortar stores, which will ideally lead to better sales for those retailers. Show rooming is when customers visit stores to see items...

Mobile Commerce
Morningstar Snags HelloWallet for $53.5M
June 03, 2014

Earlier this week, Morningstar announced that it had acquired the web and mobile application HelloWallet for $53.5 million. Morningstar already had a majority stake in HelloWallet, so it will only need to pay $39 million to complete the transaction. Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
UAE Going Wireless With Commercial Fleet Fueling
June 03, 2014

Government-owned Emirates National Oil Co. is rolling out a service that will enable its fleet customers to refuel their vehicles wirelessly using RFID technology. The system will replace the company’s existing fleet cards by the end of the year.

Mobile Commerce
Lilly Pulitzer: It’s Time For Mobile POS
June 03, 2014

Lilly Pulitzer’s In the Pink stores are currently the design chain’s largest string of retail stores in the U.S. Recently, the elite retail option took an important step forward in terms of its payments processing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

International
Argentinian Central Bank Warns Consumers of The Risks Of Digital Currency
June 03, 2014

Bitcoin’s promising South American development has hit a bump in the road with Argentinian Central Bank having gone and issued a warning on the perils of getting involved with digital currencies. Though bitcoin is not the only digital currency, it is the largest one. Get...