Payments Innovation

Payments Innovation
How Localized Payments Give Lime A Leg Up In Rental Scooter Race
March 28, 2019

After an influx of investors turned the rental scooter market into a multibillion-dollar industry, startups in the space are clamoring for capital and customer loyalty. Players like Bird, Juice Bike and Spin are all revamping their approaches to user design and comfort in a world...

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How Lime Is Using Payments To Win The Global Scooter Race
March 27, 2019

Trust keeps the sharing economy afloat. It’s what makes sellers feel comfortable with lending their personal properties to buyers whom they have never met. It’s also what keeps buyers feeling assured that suppliers will not take their hard-earned cash without delivering the services they promise....

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Mastercard On Enabling Apple’s ‘Digital First’ Credit Card
March 26, 2019

Does the Apple Card signal the age of the ‘digital first’ and…eventually….’digital only’ credit card?  Mastercard’s Jorn Lambert, EVP of digital solutions, delves into the mechanics of the card itself, how Mastercard is securing transactions … and why, at least for now, plastic has its...

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Will Amazon Pay Plus Worldpay Conquer Food?
March 25, 2019

Most of the payments chatter last week focused on FIS’ mega acquisition of Worldpay. The topic of conversation was the inevitable consolidation of the payments sector, as scale becomes critical to optimizing the payments experience and innovating new payments flows. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Google Pay Is Coming To eBay
March 21, 2019

Very soon, eBay shoppers will be able to choose Google Pay as their payment method when checking out. The move comes as the latest expansion of its newly redesigned payments experience. In early 2018, eBay announced its plans to intermediate payments through a multi-year implementation...

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Will Faster Payments Spur Healthcare Innovation?
March 21, 2019

Healthcare is an undoubtedly complicated space for all the players involved (the providers, insurers, patients, pharmaceutical manufacturers), particularly when it comes to payments. Not an entirely surprising fact, given that it is the collision of two highly specialized and extremely regulated worlds. Get the Full Story Complete...

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PFS Cardholders Can Now Make Purchases With Samsung Pay
March 20, 2019

Samsung, the South Korean consumer electronics giant, announced Thursday (March 20) a partnership with Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) to launch Samsung Pay for its branded cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Bridging The Perception/Retail Innovation Gap For SMBs
March 20, 2019

Truth exists in the gaps. 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive...

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Solutions By Text, ACI Worldwide Link Up For SMS Transactions
March 19, 2019

ACI Worldwide, a real-time payment and banking company, has partnered with Solutions By Text, a Dallas-based automated texting company, to allow companies to receive payments through text, according to a release by ACI. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...