Amazon’s Rewards Visa Card works with Apple Pay after all. On Friday morning (Oct. 24), TechCrunch said it had numerous reports from users that their Amazon Rewards cards were no longer being rejected when they tried to register them with Apple’s new payments system. Get...
The Siris Capital Group is paying $840 million to take over Digital River, a key early E-Commerce firm that is used as the checkout engine for hundreds of E-Commerce sites. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Yelp is working with the Hipmunk travel search engine to expand its hotel booking business. Hipmunk’s focus is letting travelers browse flights and hotels by a combination of factors like pricing, layover duration and amenities. Hipmunk is already in deals with direct-booking sites like Getaroom...
When exploring global expansion for Apple Pay, China is the highest priority for Apple CEO Tim Cook, even though the service has yet to launch there. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Payments provider Square announced Thursday (Oct 23) the launch of Square App Marketplace, a tool designed to make using third-party integration of other management tools more seamless for Square sellers by having easier options to customize and operate their business. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Etsy announced Thursday (Oct. 23) that is had launched a mobile card reader that combines a merchant’s online and offline business — a move that has the potential to fragment the virtual payment space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
A few additional details are emerging about the startup former Apple exec and JCPenney CEO is running and it appears to be focused on customer service and helping shoppers make better purchase decisions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
After accepting Apple Pay at all of its stores on the Apple Pay launch day on Monday (Oct. 20), the $26 billion 4,600-store Rite Aid pharmacy chain apparently changed its mind and yanked support from those stores Wednesday (Oct. 22), with no official explanation, according...
It’s not easy to justify to investors how you can make $20 billion in revenue and still lose money, but that’s the question Amazon CFO Tom Szkutak had to answer repeatedly when defending Amazon’s vision for growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
