If two years ago we had reported that Chase and PayPal had struck up a partnership in which Chase Freedom cardholders would get 5 percent cash back every time they used their card via PayPal to make a purchase, we imagine the likely responses would...
Smart payments and integrated commerce firm i2c said Tuesday that it is opening an operations center in Omaha, Nebraska. 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 help shoppers use gift cards, coupons and loyalty rewards when paying with their mobile phones, Ingenico Group has made Google Pay Smart Tap available on its point of sale (POS) systems in the U.K. Ingenico made the announcement at the Mobile World Congress, the company said in...
The classic product lifecycle that all of us had drilled into our heads in business school tells us that at the three-year mark for any new product, it’s top of the S-curve or bust. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Some days will always be remembered — Oct. 29, 1929, for example (a.k.a. the Wall Street Crash of 1929). Others are symbolic for other reasons. Everyone may not know that the Ides of March means March 15, but there are very few English speakers who...
With the advent of emerging FinTech startups, banks face some competition for payments. When a consumer or a company wants to send a payment, they can now do so instantly from their smartphone with services such as Apple Pay or Venmo. Get the Full Story...
It took a while but the new Interac debuted earlier this month, bringing together two companies and disparate functions across payments, from transactions to R&D. Interac CEO Mark O’Connell lays out the roadmap for his (new) firm for PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, a straight and narrow...
The Department of Education is gearing up to roll out a pilot program in which college students’ federal financial aid surpluses will be distributed via prepaid debit cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
In a move that seems fairly sure to generate some “Big Brother is watching” jokes, the federal Department of Education is planning to give students prepaid cards to hold loan funds not used directly for tuition. The cards, according to New York Times reporting, will...
