PYMNTS Features

E-Payments Guru Ditches Apple for EBay
January 28, 2015

Chatter is growing louder about eBay’s possible new payments platform as the company readies to spin-off its PayPal unit later this year. While the venture would certainly lead to a rivalry with Apple Pay, eBay has already upped the competition between the two with its...

FTC Report on Internet of Things Highlights Security Risks
January 28, 2015

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission issued a report yesterday (Jan. 27) on the Internet of Things, naming security as its top priority. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Prime Members Driving Amazon’s Sales Growth
January 28, 2015

How do you get consumers to spend more? Create a membership with perks like free shipping and video and movie streaming. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Cybersecurity
Colu Gets $2.5M To Use The Blockchain For Everything
January 28, 2015

Colu, a startup that wants to put Bitcoin’s blockchain to work tracking other kinds of transactions, has raised $2.5 million to do just that, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Jan. 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Cross-border Payments
Tencent Widens China’s Food Delivery Fight With $350M Investment
January 28, 2015

This time it’s food deliveries. The latest round in the three-way battle between China’s Internet giants has made social networks leader Tencent an investor in Shanghai-based food delivery service company Ele.me, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Jan. 27). Get the Full Story Complete...

Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Are Optimistic About Finally Passing A Data Breach Law
January 28, 2015

Congressional lawmakers from both parties said they were optimistic that they can pass federal data-breach notification legislation after a hearing on Tuesday (Jam. 27), The Hill reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Mobile
Swyp Mimics All Your Cards And Guesses Which One You Want To Use
January 28, 2015

Not everyone thinks the right way to keep from carrying all those plastic payment cards is to electronically put them all on your smartphone. A startup called Qvivr wants you to put them all on just one metal payment card, according to VentureBeat. Get the...

News
Yahoo Spins Off Alibaba Shares Tax-Free, Saves $16B
January 28, 2015

Yahoo unveiled its plan to spin off its nearly $40 billion stake in Alibaba on Tuesday (Jan. 27) — a plan that effectively eliminates the need to pay taxes on an investment that Yahoo paid just $1 billion for nearly a decade ago. Get the...

News
i2c Chosen To Power Expansion For Tuxedo Money Solutions
January 27, 2015

uxedo Money Solutions, a UK-based international payments technology firm, has announced its partnership with i2c Inc., a Silicon Valley based global payments processor. According to an i2c release, the two are targeting the emerging financial sector, and will leverage their financial services knowledge and payment...