A security hole in Alibaba’s international marketplace AliExpress could have let attackers hijack merchants’ online shops, an Israeli security research company said Wednesday (Dec. 10). Alibaba said it has now fixed the problem, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Jack Dorsey, the founder of both Twitter and Square, rebels against the Wall Street quarter-to-quarter mindset and plans to keep investing in Square until he sees fit to shift it to profitability. In an interview with the New York Times, Dorsey bridled when asked about...
There are now more indications that mobile purchases are now hitting the “more than 50 percent” tipping point. On Monday (Dec. 8), China mobile payment leader Alipay reported that—for the first time—more than half of its transactions were mobile. On Wednesday (Dec. 10), U.S. pizza...
For the first in its five-year history, Square reported on Wednesday (Dec. 10), it’s sellers processed more than $100 million in sales in a single day. And that day was Friday (Dec. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Ebay has overhauled its iPad app with a photo-heavy look and curated categories to bring the feel of brick-and-mortar discovery to mobile shopping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Swedish bank ICA will issue MasterCard contactless payment cards to more than 500,000 customers in the first contactless rollout in Sweden, the bank announced on Tuesday (Dec. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Amazon used to to be the king of the holiday deals, but data from ShopSavvy shows this year may be different. ShopSavvy, a mobile shopping app, was able to tap into the database of pricing info of retailers to see who has the best shopping...
San Francisco startup Insikt has brought in another $16 million in funding to grow its “lending as a service” business, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Dec. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Don’t like the price on something on Amazon.com? No problem. Just offer Amazon a lower price and see if they go for it. This program, set to be announced Tuesday (Dec. 9) and called “Make An Offer,” limited to “one-of-a-kind” items such as collectibles and...
