Payment Methods

First Data’s Loss Shrinks As It Preps For IPO
July 30, 2015

As First Data looks to return to being a publicly traded company, its second quarter earnings show that, despite posting a loss, the company is narrowing its profit gap in the right direction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

MasterCard Expands MasterPass Acceptance Across Travel Industry
July 29, 2015

MasterCard announced today (July 29) that it has expanded its MasterPass acceptance in the travel industry to include more planes, trains and cruises, allowing travelers to purchase travel options quicker online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Subway Launches Fresh Payment Options With PayPal
July 29, 2015

PayPal and Paydiant served up a couple of new mobile payments options at Subway.

Staying Two Steps Ahead Of Omnichannel Fraud
July 29, 2015

One step forward and two steps back is often the analogy used to describe how short-term forward progress can sometimes end up sacrificing longer term benefits. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Xapo CEO Fires Back In Legal Spat With LifeLock
July 29, 2015

Nearly a year after data security firm LifeLock sued him, Wences Casares, the chief executive officer of bitcoin wallet firm Xapo, is firing back, Fortune reported Tuesday (July 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Beauty Market’s Digital Pure Play Shifts To Bricks
July 29, 2015

Within the U.S. beauty market, eCommerce has been among the fastest growing segments, with a compound annual growth rate of about 24 percent over the past six years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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BlueSnap CEO On Visa/Stripe’s Payments Power Play
July 29, 2015

Sure, Stripe grabs the headlines, but what does the deal with Visa, and Stripe's capital raising, portend for the online payments processing writ large? PYMNTS spoke with the CEO of BlueSnap, a Stripe peer, to get a sense of what Stripe’s big news might mean...

TSYS Exceeds Earnings Expectations And Boosts Guidance
July 29, 2015

TSYS reported its second quarter earnings yesterday (July 28) and proved that it was off to a strong mid-year start to 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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HSBC And First Direct Join Apple Pay UK Bandwagon
July 29, 2015

Apple Pay’s launch in the U.K. earlier this month saw many major banks jumping on board in support of the payment method, but now HSBC and First Direct have finally announced the availability of their credit and debit cards through the payment technology.