Payment Methods

Mobile Turning BBVA’s Future Into Software Company
March 06, 2015

The future of BBVA won’t just be more technology in banking. “BBVA will be a software company in the future,” the Spanish bank’s chairman, Francisco Gonzalez, told an audience on Wednesday (March 4) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Shipping Startup Helps “Shyp” Back Online Purchases
March 05, 2015

Having made a name for themselves in providing an on-demand shipping service, Shyp announced on March 4 that it would now enable customers to return items bought from select retailers, fixing something the company claims was an inefficiency in the realm of e-commerce. Get the Full Story...

Merchant Innovation
Facebook May Pit Mobile Ad Platform Against Twitter
March 05, 2015

While Twitter’s mobile advertising engine, MoPub, is steadily chugging along, Facebook has taken notice, and is rumored to be launching a similar product of its own in the near future, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

CARDFREE Targets Merchant Wallet Customer Efficiency
March 05, 2015

The power of location-based services has only increased in the restaurant industry, but will it last? 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...

Blackhawk Expands Mobile Wallet Services
March 05, 2015

Blackhawk prepaid payments network announced yesterday (March 4) it is expanding its mobile wallet digital services by adding features to allow for mobile gift card exchange, among other perks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Mobile
Half Of Smartphones Will Have M-Wallets Before 2016
March 05, 2015

NFC chipmaker NXP Semiconductors said it expects mobile wallets to be in half of new smartphones by the start of 2016 — and China will be the leading market, Bloomberg News reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

California Eyeing Bitcoin Business Licenses
March 05, 2015

California’s legislature is considering a license for Bitcoin exchanges that would require maintaining bank-style reserves against possible losses, CoinDesk reported. 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 To “Compete To Win” At Cross-Border Commerce
March 04, 2015

Any merchant has the ability to compete when it comes to selling cross-border. But competing to win, says Rick Barbari, Group VP at Digital River, is a whole different ball game. Winning at cross-border commerce not only requires a merchant to know and enable preferred...

MasterCard’s Move Into Zimbabwe Mobile Money Market
March 04, 2015

MasterCard solidified its commitment to the cross-global payments market on Tuesday (March 3) when it released a press release to announce its partnership with Zimbabwe’s Steward Bank. The move aims to bring remittance services to more than 1.5 million account holders — allowing its customers to...