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...
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...
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...
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...
KFC customers in the U.K. can already order through a mobile device; now, they can pay for it the same way — without even having to touch, tap or scan at the counter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
It’s not just the young professionals getting plugged into online banking, it’s their parents and grandparents, as well. 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...
Apple was a game-changer for the music industry with iTunes. Apple wants to be a game-changer for the payments industry with Apple Pay. Is Apple also going to try to be a game-changer of the music streaming industry with the tools from both iTunes and...
After months of development and testing, Germany and Austria now have access to their own smartphone-only bank, NUMBER26, which launched yesterday (Jan. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
A decade ago, Internet search giant Yahoo bought a 40 percent stake in a small Chinese commerce startup named Alibaba as the company looked to expand its operations into China. Since then, the two companies have gone in different directions, and there are now rumors...
