A report from analyst firm CCS Insight predicts that Windows Mobile will overtake both Android and BlackBerry to become the second most-popular business mobile OS, by the end of 2016. Apple’s iOS is expected to retain the lead. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
In the world of payments, casinos are highly-complex players, with an unusually high mix of cash and cross-border transactions. That’s one of the reasons federal investigators are probing Wynn Resorts for various money-laundering issues, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Get the...
Australian transit riders have figured out ways to beat the transit system’s “free trip” scannable cards and save about $20/week, much of it thanks to a public challenge from New South Wales Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian, reports Mashable. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
One columnist is arguing that many B2B merchants are overpaying for payment card processing because they are using a merchant account provider without any B2B expertise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Gartner Security Analyst Avivah Litan is arguing that many Apple Pay transactions are missing the value of Apple’s security approach because of POS issues. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Last week, the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC), which represents major retailers, hosted a box-lunch presentation to alert legislators about promising cost-saving technologies and the importance of doing them no harm. According to reports, the rapidly approaching beginning of the heavily Republican 114th Congress has some...
Nearly half of consumers said they would “definitely” or “probably not” shop over the holidays at retailers that experiences data breaches, according to a recent survey. Consumers still need reassurance from the retail world that these breaches won’t happen, says Ajay Bhalla, President, Enterprise Safety...
New payments systems like Apple Pay could offer an opening to terrorists, and should be regulated like banks, the CEO of BB&T said at a payments industry forum this month. Kelly King's solution? If they become important enough, designate them SIFIs [systemically important financial institutions]...
A little over a year ago, when Target was breached, many predicted the coming retail apocalypse wherein consumers would simply be too terrified by security concerns to ever really shop with gusto again. It looks like that particular end-game scenario has not panned out. Get...
