Payment Methods

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Can Biometrics Help Mag-Stripe Cards Prevail?
January 08, 2014

EMV continues to die a slow death. At least that’s what a growing number of vendors are hoping as they roll out more sophisticated, and secure, payment products, some of which operate along the traditional network rails. Their goal is to encourage financial institutions to...

Mobile Commerce
PayPal APAC Develops SMB mPayment Solution
January 08, 2014

PayPal APAC reportedly has launched mo.bi.pay, a mobile payments solution developed as a mobile plug-in solution for small and mid-size merchants using shopping carts on their platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Consumer Economic Confidence Remains High: Discover
January 08, 2014

The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor remained at 89.0 in December, as consumer confidence in the economy rose to its highest level since July. However, consumers’ spending intentions declined, according to Discover Financial Services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Cross-border Payments
Alibaba’s Taobao Bans Bitcoin
January 08, 2014

Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce conglomerate, has banned the sale of Bitcoin on its Taobao Marketplace online platform. 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...

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Alibaba’s Alipay Launches New Online Payments Service
January 07, 2014

Alipay, Alibaba’s online payments affiliate, is teaming up with Sina Corp to launch a new online payments service. 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...

Coinbase Releases Mobile Payments App
January 06, 2014

Online bitcoin-wallet service Coinbase now has a mobile-payments app. The Coinbase mobile app includes functionality for both merchants and consumers. Shoppers can make transactions in bitcoins with their Coinbase app as long as the merchant is participating. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Acquiring
Spindle Acquires Mobile-Coupon Service Yowza
January 06, 2014

Spindle has finalized its acquisition of Yowza!!, a mobile couponing service, the mobile-commerce solutions provider announced. 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...

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Discover Selects UL For Contact Card Testing
January 05, 2014

Discover-accredited testing services will be available now in UL test labs. This will include “full-functional card testing in conformity with Discover requirements” for D-PAS cards, according to ATM Marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Why MPOS Will Go Mainstream In 2014
January 03, 2014

Despite the explosive growth the mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) sector has seen in the past few years, there was one overarching message from the industry heading into 2014: mPOS has only just begun to show its potential. In other words, a collective ‘You ain’t seen nothing...