Spurred by stories of Steve Jobs and his unconventional approach at Apple, executives across all industries have begun forsaking consumer input when designing products. As Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple, Phil Schiller famously said that, “it’s not a customer’s job to know [what...
EMV continues to die a slow death. At least that’s what a growing number of vendors are hoping as they roll out more sophisticated, and secure, payment products, some of which operate along the traditional network rails. Their goal is to encourage financial institutions to...
PayPal APAC reportedly has launched mo.bi.pay, a mobile payments solution developed as a mobile plug-in solution for small and mid-size merchants using shopping carts on their platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor remained at 89.0 in December, as consumer confidence in the economy rose to its highest level since July. However, consumers’ spending intentions declined, according to Discover Financial Services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce conglomerate, has banned the sale of Bitcoin on its Taobao Marketplace online platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
Alipay, Alibaba’s online payments affiliate, is teaming up with Sina Corp to launch a new online payments service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
Online bitcoin-wallet service Coinbase now has a mobile-payments app. The Coinbase mobile app includes functionality for both merchants and consumers. Shoppers can make transactions in bitcoins with their Coinbase app as long as the merchant is participating. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Spindle has finalized its acquisition of Yowza!!, a mobile couponing service, the mobile-commerce solutions provider announced. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
Discover-accredited testing services will be available now in UL test labs. This will include “full-functional card testing in conformity with Discover requirements” for D-PAS cards, according to ATM Marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
