Nintendo announced this week that its Wii video game console will now be able to accept payment cards in Japan. It was reported that the update went live yesterday and lets users tap a contactless Suica fare card against the Wii U’s gamepad to access their...
The digitization of payments between businesses opens up a whole world of possibilities with respect to invoicing and payment terms. Dynamic pricing is one of those options but knowing how and when to use it turns out to be a bit more complicated than it...
The SHAZAM Network announced yesterday that has teamed up with MasterCard to offer an EMV debit solution to its participants, according to a SHAZAM release. The Network expects the chip card adoption to decrease fraud and increase transaction security, and the agreement provides all Network...
Westpac claims that it is now the first bank in New Zealand to begin a trial period of HCE mobile payments, expected to launch early next year. The three-month trial involves 40 staff members, and will enable users to make payments via NFC enabled Android...
Amazon is nowhere near finished in terms of offering customers the latest and greatest digital payment options. According to Payments Source, Amazon released a beta version of a digital wallet for Android and Fire phone users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
North American Bancard (NAB) announced today that it is offering in-house integrated APIs for technology partners and merchant customers through payment platform Velocity, according to an NAB release.
LevelUp announced the launch of its app for Android Wear to allow a smartwatch that customers can scan with their wrist to pay at any LevelUp merchant, according to MarketWatch.com. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Last week, the New York Department of Financial Services released a series of proposed regulations called “BitLicense.” However, according to a recent TechCrunch contribution piece, the regulations will likely do more harm than good. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Dealflicks, a company that prides itself on being the “Priceline for movie tickets,” announced this week that it had raised $1.7 million in seed funding. Investors in this round included 500 Startups, Siemer Ventures, Archer Gray and Rubicon VC. Get the Full Story Complete the...
