Payment Methods

Home Depot May Soon Be Apple Pay’s New Best Friend
May 06, 2015

Apple Pay seems to be grabbing headlines left and right these days. Last week, the company ruffled feathers with the news that Best Buy has given in and decided to accept the payment technology. This was a bit of a scandal considering that Best Buy was one...

New Wallet’s Tracking App Connects With Apple Watch
May 05, 2015

Consumer products company New Wallet has launched a tracking app for the Apple Watch which alerts the user if their keys or wallet are left behind. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Is Technology The Taxi Industry’s Lifeline?
May 05, 2015

Across major U.S. cities — from the heart of the Big Apple, to the Windy City and out west to the Golden Gate City, ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft have spent much of 2015 driving their share of controversy with the local taxicab market. Get the...

Visa Gives Merchants Online EMV Adoption Toolkit
May 05, 2015

When it comes to EMV chip-enabled technology, getting merchants up to speed is the first step into making businesses EMV-compliant by the Oct. 1 deadline. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

The Next Generation of Apple Pay
May 05, 2015

The launch date of so-called Apple Pay 2.0 hasn’t even been announced yet, but investment firm Jefferies is already touting the upgrade as one chock-full of upgrades that are likely to get consumers very, very excited. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Loyalty & Rewards
AmEx Introduces New Loyalty Program: Plenti
May 04, 2015

American Express will for the first time be allowing their customers to earn rewards points for a diverse set of use cases through a new loyalty program they are rolling out today (May 4). Called Plenti, the program is unique because it isn’t tied to a...

PayPal Expands Global Buyer Protection To Digital Goods
May 04, 2015

Around the same time PayPal splits from eBay later this year, the payment processing company will expand its global buyer protection on the one type of goods consumers can’t quite get their hands wrapped around. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

News
Uber Under Fire In Southeast China
May 04, 2015

Uber faces more legal woes abroad in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, where local Chinese news sources have reported that authorities have raided Uber’s offices following reports of the business operating illegally. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Apple Co-Founder Steve ‘The Woz’ Joins Next-Gen ATM Company
May 04, 2015

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has joined a payments company that’s looking to use the blockchain technology, the public ledger behind bitcoin transactions, for its next generation of ATMs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...