Payment Methods

Faster, Smarter, Better FI Innovation
February 24, 2015

Conventional wisdom would say that delivering a solution that’s faster, better and smarter is impossible since you often sacrifice one or two of those attributes to get the other(s). But Fiserv’s SVP of Emerging Payments, Ginger Schmeltzer says that all three are, in fact, what...

Mobile Commerce
Google Buys Softcard Technology And Buries The Brand
February 24, 2015

Google has effectively acquired Softcard, the mobile payments system backed by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, and will pay the mobile carriers to enable Google Wallet on the Android smartphones they sell, the companies announced on Monday (Feb. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

The Global Cost Of Anti-Money-Laundering Efforts
February 24, 2015

Global efforts to prevent money laundering are both ineffective and incredibly expensive to maintain — and poor countries are the ones hit hardest by that cost, according to a commentary for Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Grabble On-The-Go Fashion App Swipes Up $1.8M
February 23, 2015

The British fashion app Grabble, which uses Tinder-style swipes to help customers make fashion purchases from retailers, just landed a $1.8 million fundraising round from a series of angel investors, as the company seeks to expand to the U.S. and Asia within the year. Get...

Zuckerberg Hints At Facebook’s Operating Partnership Future
February 20, 2015

In an interview with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang that aired on Feb. 19, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg opened up about how Facebook will expand on its operating partnership plans through Internet.org, emphasizing the need for connectivity among people on key aspects like health and government services, as...

Merchant Innovation
Fiscal Systems, P97 Partnership Provides Mobile Pay At The Pump
February 20, 2015

In a press release from Feb. 17, Fiscal Systems Inc. and P97 Networks announced a partnership to accelerate mobile commerce for retail fuel and convenience stores at the Western Petroleum Marketers Association National Convention and Convenience Store Expo in Las Vegas. Get the Full Story...

Mobile Commerce
Oink’s Prepaid Retail Card Designed For Teens
February 20, 2015

There’s a new piggy bank in the payments market hoping to help teen shoppers, but you can’t crack this one open. It’s more of a modern-day piggy bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Social Financial Platform Connects Corporate Rebates With Communities
February 20, 2015

Enacomm Inc., a customer-service company specializing in prepaid debit and cash card maintenance, has been selected to host a customer self-service solution for PayForward, a social finance platform that allows members to turn corporate rebates into funding community and personal causes, according to a Feb....

Mobile Commerce
Can Google Ignite An mWallet, Compete With Apple Pay and Herd Cats?
February 20, 2015

Google has high hopes for its mobile wallet and two big challenges.  One is the lurking 800 pound gorilla that is Apple Pay, and the other involves the complexities of herding cats. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...