It seem Amazon has decided to jump out of the payments business less than a year after first jumping in. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Bitcoin startup Coinbase just got a lot of extra change in its pocket from a record-breaking investment round of $75 million — which is coming from some seemingly unexpected backers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
A recent survey from technology consultancy Boston Retail Partners shows that businesses that accept EMV payments will increase 650 percent by October 2015 — the date that the shift in liability to merchants who do not enable EMV technology will take place. Get the Full Story Complete...
Germany-based Rocket internet is less than beloved in Silicon Valley Tech circles, as the company is known for taking (non-proprietary) business ideas born in the valley, copying them, and then spinning them off on to the world’s stage. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
As U.S. President Barack Obama gears up for his sixth State of The Union address tonight (Jan. 20), the leader of the free world will likely focus his efforts on the state of the U.S. economy. After all, when America’s economy crashes, the rest of the...
It can be difficult for small businesses to cash in on the big push toward mobile payment processing, particularly with the new rules and regulations to abide to regarding fraudulent payments. But merchant service providers like VelcroPay are trying to be a liaison in the...
Arguably the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin has attracted everyone from libertarian rebels, to wealthy investors seeing a potentially profitable asset in the making. Yet as a currency, bitcoin has had some problems with purchases and transactions being completed in a timely fashion owing to...
The Federal Reserve has historically not been enamored with bitcoin, which is understandable given how it’s billed as a competitor to the dollar in transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
India’s largest private-sector bank will now let its customers use Twitter for real-time fund transfers, the Times of India reported on Monday (Jan. 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
