Bitcoin
Coincheck Will Refund Some, Not All, Of $520M Lost In Hack
January 29, 2018

Coincheck, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, will reimburse customers up to ¥46.3 billion ($426 million) due to a hack it suffered last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Cybersecurity
Diebold, NCR Warn About ATM Hack
January 29, 2018

ATM makers Diebold Nixdorf and NCR Corporation are warning that hackers are going after ATM machines in the U.S. with tools, which can result in the machines spitting out cash. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Apple
Apple Expected To Report Record Profits
January 29, 2018

Analysts are looking at Apple for big results when it reports its quarterly earnings Thursday after the market closes — with predictions for net income coming in around $19 billion at the low end. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Partnerships
Relx To Buy ThreatMetrix For £580
January 29, 2018

Relx — a U.K.-based information and analytics firm — has formally agreed to purchase ThreatMetrix for 580 million pounds ($819 million) in cash. ThreatMetrix analyzes some 100 million transactions per day to hunt for cases of fraud and is considered one of the largest repositories of...

TRENDING: Blockchain And Loyalty’s $7B Problem
January 29, 2018

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News
MoneyGram CEO Plans Waves With Ripple  
January 29, 2018

Headlines swirl around the price of bitcoin and its cryptocurrency cousins, around psychological barriers tied to $10,000 thresholds, around raids on suspect operators, around tax rates in South Korea and hacks of crypto exchanges. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Cross-border Payments
Cross-Border Payments, Sans Friction    
January 29, 2018

Money changing hands internationally is a process that carries with it all sorts of speed bumps, especially amid regulatory scrutiny.  Payments can be made smoother and easier with the aid of APIs, as Cambridge Global Payments Chief Commercial Officer Amil Sawrup, tells PYMNTS Karen Webster...

Retail
Should Grocers Go Nuts Over The Nutella Pricing Strategy?
January 27, 2018

Lines to get into the store are a rare sight at any brick-and-mortar retailer these days, let alone a supermarket. That’s exactly what French supermarket chain Intermarche brought upon itself this week, however. The chain slashed prices on popular chocolate hazelnut spread Nutella and suffered...

Payment Methods
Venmo Instant Cash Now Live For All Users
January 26, 2018

After first announcing the service last summer, Venmo released an instant transfer feature that lets consumers send money to their debit cards without waiting days for their funds to appear, The Verge reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...