Payment Methods

American History’s Invisible Innovator
January 13, 2015

“There is an elegant memorial in Washington to Jefferson, but none to Hamilton. However, if you seek Hamilton’s monument, look around. You are living in it.” -George Will Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Europe
peerTransfer Raises New Round – Disrupts X-Border Tuition Payments
January 13, 2015

Global payments firm peerTransfer announces today (January 13) that it closed a major funding round and hit a key profitability milestone.  peerTransfer is an efficient, cost effective and transparent alternative to the existing friction-laden international funds transfer services, including bank wire.  peerTransfer’s global payments platform...

The Top Drivers For Taking Mobile To Corporate Travel
January 13, 2015

Even with our mobile devices, business travel today can still be quite a hassle. One of the most difficult tasks that travelers still face is accessing their company card information, says Christina Hall, senior product development manager at TSYS, but that’s just one of many...

Mobile Payment’s Education Gap
January 13, 2015

When it comes to mobile payments, half of U.S. consumers literally don’t know what they’re missing. According to a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted during the 2014 holiday shopping season, half of the consumers polled were unfamiliar with mobile technologies such as NFC and...

Mobile
Verifone Pitches An mPOS For Any Device, Any Payments Scheme
January 13, 2015

Verifone is trying to end (or at least limit) the endless upgrade cycle for mobile point-of-sale devices with a new mPOS sled that tries to support as many standards — and as few proprietary features — as possible. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Bitcoin’s Troubled Times
January 12, 2015

“While I praise the sheer ingenuity of bitcoin and its payments innovation, it should be buried.” 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...

International
Alibaba’s Big Indian Bet
January 12, 2015

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and its financial-services affiliate have agreed to invest $575 million to jointly in India’s One97 Communications Ltd.’s online-payment and marketplace businesses, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Apple Pay’s Canadian Plans
January 12, 2015

Apple Pay is heading north, with a Canadian launch planned for early 2015, according to sources cited by 9to5 Mac.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

How Merchants Plan To Turn Good Ideas Into Best Practices
January 10, 2015

Starting today, scores of merchants, technologists, financiers, analysts, journalists and all-around retail enthusiasts descend on Manhattan for “Retail’s Big Show” –  NRF’s annual event. By the looks of the agenda, it seems most participants are helping retailers prepare for an increasingly demanding and connected consumer....