Retailers are realizing that to stay relevant in today’s hyper-competitive environment, they’ve got to set themselves apart by tailoring their retail experience and tapping into whatever drew the customer to the retailer in the first place. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Western Union announced yesterday (March 23) that it’s struck a deal with Hyperwallet, a global mass payments platform, to integrate its technology into Western Union’s payments system through its Western Union Business Solutions division. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
The rate of global mobile money transfers continues to increase at a steady rate as the percentage of mobile remittances in 2014 doubled between January 2014 and January 2015, according to new research from Azimo, a mobile money company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The Federal Trade Commission is launching a new research office to do deeper dives into privacy, new payment methods and the Internet of Things (among other things), the FTC announced in a pair of blog posts on Monday (March 23). Get the Full Story Complete...
Twitter has cut a deal with Foursquare to let users tag their tweets with much more specific location information, Twitter announced in a blog post on Monday (March 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Payments platform Stripe is relaunching its Stripe Connect service, a set of tools for managing more-complicated-than-usual scenarios that involve accepting credit and debit cards — such as making sure on-demand economy workers and crowdfunding campaigns get paid, the company announced on Monday (March 23). Get...
Optimal Payments and Skrill Group, two of the U.K.’s biggest digital wallet companies, are merging in a $1.2 billion deal that will create a combined company with $697 million in revenue, Reuters reported on Monday (March 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
A move to improve online security by Hilton Hotels’ Hilton HHonors loyalty program resulted in exposing customer information in all accounts to potential cybertheft, Krebs on Security reported on Monday (March 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Almost one in six iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users have switched from Android phones, and more than a third of U.S. iPhone 6 owners are using Apple Pay, according to a Cowen & Company survey of 3,000 iPhone 6 users and prospective customers reported...
