Google Wants to push Amazon’s buttons a little further — this time with its own retailer-driven buy button. 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...
Alibaba hit big on 11.11 — also known as Singles’ Day — with a record $9.3 billion in gross sales and now its top online payment system hit a “tidal wave” on its 12.12 online shopping event. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
PayPal has added another bank partner under its international belt to help the payment provider’s global expansion. This time, it’s in Georgia — the country of 5 million people bounded by Russia, Turkey and Armenia. PayPal has partnered with TBC Bank to help its customers...
To address lower foot traffic in stores, retailers have had to adopt an eCommerce-focused mindset. But as that focus shifts to online, retailers may be overlooking one key shopping demographic: millennials. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Square competitor ShopKeep has a deal for new customers: Sign up now for our iPad-based in-store point-of-sale system and we’ll give you free equipment to handle Apple Pay, contactless, traditional magstripe and (eventually) EMV chip payment cards, Re/code reported on Monday (Dec. 15). Get the...
An East Coast supermarket chain opened for business on Dec. 8, only to find all of its payment terminals unresponsive — and it wasn’t alone. Last week, several thousand Hypercom payment card terminals at retailers across the country suddenly stopped working because of the expiration...
Apple, which uses its iTunes accept/reject power to control potential rivals, is slightly loosening control on Google Wallet. A new update to the mobile app released on Monday (Dec. 15) now allows for extensive use of the iPhone’s Touch ID, enabling Google Wallet users to...
Some iPhone accessories that attach to the phone via magnets—an attachable better camera lens is an example—may disrupt NFC communications and, therefore, Apple Pay, 9to5Mac is reporting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Mobile payments aren’t quite ready for prime time — at least not in Boston. That’s the conclusion of a Boston Globe writer who tested mobile-payment offerings from several local companies — with limited success. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
