Payment Methods

Bitcoin Goes Presidential And Buttercoin Goes Belly Up
April 10, 2015

As quickly as bitcoin prices rise or dip, so does the number of bitcoin services that enter the market with the aim to persuade merchants to bring bitcoin onto their eCommerce platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Carrier Billing Projected To Pull In $14B By 2019
April 10, 2015

Digital content paid for through carrier billing will generate more than $14 billion in revenue over the next five years, according to a new Juniper Research report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Western Union Makes Payment Agreement with Skype
April 09, 2015

You can now pay for Skype calls with Western Union. 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...

Igniting Mobile Money In India
April 09, 2015

For most of the developed business world, the phrase “time is money,” is about using time better in order to maximize capital production. For most of India — the cash-centric, developing economy of 1.3 billion people — the phrase “time is money” has an entirely...

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BBVA Launches Real-Time Payments
April 09, 2015

Through a partnership with the digital payments network Dwolla, BBVA Compass announced yesterday (April 8) that it would be offering its customers the capability to send and receive money in real-time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Is Groupon Exiting The POS Business?
April 09, 2015

Groupon may be looking to sell of its point-of-sale software business that’s used for restaurants and bar iPad POS systems, Re/code reported yesterday (April 8), though no specific sources were named. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Did The Bitcoin Foundation Go Bust?
April 09, 2015

Days after a newly elected board member said the Bitcoin Foundation is “effectively bankrupt,” the organization has responded that it’s not, but it’s working from an austerity budget after the collapse in bitcoin’s price “drastically affected the Foundation’s bottom line as the majority of assets...

Apple Watch Reviews Are Mixed Bag
April 09, 2015

The Apple Watch is the best smartwatch ever made, it’s loaded with more apps than anyone could use, and you don’t need it. That, in a nutshell, is what early reviewers are saying about Apple’s wearable, which will hit stores for pre-ordering on Friday (April...

PayPal/eBay First To Bend To Russia’s New Data Rules
April 08, 2015

Despite complaints that the new rules are costly and difficult to follow, PayPal and its parent company eBay have announced that they will be the first U.S.-based companies to submit to new Russian rules that require Web companies to store Russian users’ data in Russia. Get the...