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...
The car service competition for business clientele in France is heating up after SnapCar, one of Uber’s rivals, secured a $2.5 million investment, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
While India has the potential to be one of the world’s biggest markets for mobile payments, at the moment the country’s central bank is creating barriers to mobile-payment adoption instead of removing them, according to a blog post by Ensygnia. Get the Full Story Complete...
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...
Banks must—legally—view cyber security as a key part of risk management, said New York’s top banking regulator, according to a copy of a letter he sent to banks that have a New York state charter or license, the Financial Times is reporting. Get the Full...
Kevin Burke, Visa’s Chief Marketing Officer for its core products, has jumped to Square where he will “head up acquisition channels,” according to a statement Square issued on Tuesday (Dec. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
As systems get secure, the biggest fear of many end-users is that they will be inadvertently locked out. The lack of human override capability can be frightening. Into this fray enters Apple and a recovery key hole created by the Apple ID two-factor authentication. Get...
Dynamics, a 200-employee card technology company based near Pittsburgh, has captured a $70 million investment from a group that includes MasterCard, according to a report in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. What makes Dynamics interesting, company execs said, are the security enhancements they are creating for payment...
The Electronic Payments Association on Thursday (Dec. 9) formally sought feedback on Same Day ACH. The NACHA plan, though, wouldn’t kick in for almost two years, as it would materialize in three phases starting in September 2016. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
