Mobile Commerce

Commentary
Is the EMV Journey Worth the Price?
May 19, 2014

Several reports surfaced last week that reaffirmed what we’ve all suspected – rolling out EMV in the US is going to be a long slog that will optimistically take 5 years but more likely 10 to complete. That got MPD CEO Karen Webster to thinking,...

CEO Series
CEO Series: BlueSnap Takes Charge in Cross-Border Payments
May 19, 2014

In this installment of the PYMNTS CEO Series, Karen Webster speaks with Ralph Dangelmaier, CEO of BlueSnap, to learn his thoughts on payments innovation, how the industry is changing and more. Where does Dangelmaier believe young innovators should look for innovative ideas, and what advice...

Hmmm
‘Real Time’ Settlement Aside, NACHA Sees Solution Ubiquity As The True Game-Changer
May 19, 2014

NACHA, which oversees the U.S. automated clearinghouse system, continues to shift its focus. While the past 10 years have focused on converting checks to electronic transactions, today's activities are squarely focused on ways to use the system more effectively. What’s the one thing that NACHA...

B2B Payments
Report: Global C-Card Sales Volume To Reach $1.8 Trillion By 2015, With UnionPay Looming
May 19, 2014

Visa, MasterCard and American Express have had a firm grip on the global commercial card market for years. While they still maintain that control, China UnionPay, which recently overtook Visa as the world’s top debit card network, is seeing fast expansion of its commercial card...

Acquiring
Will Visa’s New Acquiring Fees Hurt or Help Aggregators?
May 19, 2014

Visa announced a new fixed acquirer network fee policy recently which will take effect next April. Targeted at aggregators, instead of combining merchants under a single tax ID, aggregators must use individual tax IDs for each merchant. Who’s going to be helped or hurt?

B2B Payments
Innovating Purchase to Pay In Utilities
May 19, 2014

What does it take to bring real-time billing, ordering and settlement in the electric utilities industry? Sometimes it means revamping the entire purchase to pay cycle to include payment. Find out what American Electric Power recently introduced and how it’s improving cash flow.

Merchant Innovation
Will Diapers.com Founder Go Back to Competing with Amazon?
May 19, 2014

You can’t keep an e-commerce enthusiast out of the game for long, as Marc Lore is demonstrating as he plots his follow-up to Quidsi, the parent company of renowned internet mother’s little helper Diapers.com, and somewhat less known Soap.com. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Mobile Commerce
Icahn Doubles Down On Apple And eBay
May 19, 2014

Investors’ rights advocate Carl Icahn has upped his stake in both Apple and eBay. An SEC filing spotted by the Wall Street Journal on May 15 indicates that Icahn held 27.8 million shares in eBay company as of March 31, 2014. Icahn increased his holdings in Apple...

Mobile Commerce
Circle’s Mainstream Bitcoin Bid
May 19, 2014

Circle Internet Financial and its investing enthusiast founder Jeremy Allaire are throwing their name and a $26 million dollar fund behind a platform that allows for the free  storing, buying and paying with bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...