Payment Methods

Pay With ‘Cheers’ Through Social Messaging App
February 26, 2015

Can a man sitting at a desk in downtown Boston buy a woman at a Starbucks in Kansas City a cup of coffee with just his phone? He might soon be able to thanks to new social media app called Cheers, which debuted in the...

eBay Will Not Build Its Own Payment Platform After The PayPal Split
February 26, 2015

It looks like there won’t be an ePay to go with eBay after the company’s split off from PayPal is complete. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Is Peter Thiel Helping Samsung With Samsung Pay?
February 26, 2015

It appears as though Samsung is looking for advice on its speculated mobile payments system, Samsung Pay from one tech guru who is quite familiar in the payments space: PayPal Founder Peter Thiel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

UK Business E-Lender Orange Money Extends Reach
February 25, 2015

Orange Money, a small business lender operating out of the U.K. announced in a press release on Feb. 24 that it would be acquiring Everline from embattled payday lender Wonga. This deal would make Orange Money (which trades under Ezbob) the largest e-business lender in...

MasterCard’s Latest HCE Moves
February 25, 2015

MasterCard now has cloud-based in-store mobile payments live in 15 countries, with another 10 in the pipeline, the card brand announced on Tuesday (Feb. 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Canadian M-Commerce Company Acquired By Havas
February 24, 2015

One of the first entrants into the mobile payments space back in 2007, Toronto-based Plastic Mobile announced on Feb. 19 on its website that it was being acquired by Havas Media, the sixth largest communications group in the world. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Target Cuts Free Shipping Threshold In Half
February 24, 2015

Target announced in a Feb. 23 press release that it will be lowering its minimum threshold for free shipping to $25 from the original $50 level in an effort to expand its offerings of the “most compelling” offers in online retail. Also, to cope with the...

Visa Prepares European Tokens And P2P Payments
February 24, 2015

Apple Pay is coming closer to reality in Europe as Visa prepares for a mid-April launch of  a tokenization service customized for the European marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Mobile Pay Tech Lets Users Say To Pay
February 24, 2015

Biometric authentication technology company NXT-ID wants to bring consumers who want to pay with their phone a new, and potentially easier method to say how they want to pay: by using their voice. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...