Payment Methods
UnionPay Launches QuickPass QR Code System In Hong Kong, Singapore
June 07, 2017

UnionPay, the mobile payments company, has made its QuickPass QR code payment system available in Hong Kong and Singapore. 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...

Apple
Apple To Launch Business Chat For iMessage Platform
June 07, 2017

In Apple news this week: While full details won’t be revealed until this Friday at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2017), there are grumblings about the company’s soon-t0-be-announced Business Chat offering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Ridesharing
Cab Industry May Soon Be Extinct
June 07, 2017

The yellow cab industry may become extinct soon, according to Chicago cabbies. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

Bitcoin
Mark Cuban Tweets Down The Price Of Bitcoin
June 07, 2017

Mark Cuban is not feeling the bitcoin love — and he is not afraid to tell Twitter all about it. The opinionated billionaire had a bitcoin warning for his millions of followers this week: Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Amazon
Amazon Competes With Walmart For Lower-Income Shoppers
June 07, 2017

Amazon already has a hold on high-income shoppers in the U.S., but the online retailer now wants to attract lower-income customers to the site with a 45 percent discount on Prime memberships. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Mobile Payments
Fiserv Survey: More Consumers Using Mobile Bill Pay, Slowly Testing Digital Wallets
June 07, 2017

The latest Expectations & Experiences consumer trends survey from Fiserv, a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, finds that consumers are paying more bills from mobile devices while slowly starting to venture into digital wallets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Consumer Finance
Household Borrowing, Consumer Debt, Reaches Record $12.73 Trillion
June 07, 2017

With incomes in the U.S. seeing less-than-stellar growth, a lot of spending is being done with consumer debt instead of cash, which could create problems for some consumers when it’s time to pay it back. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Security & Fraud
Researchers Follow Money To Cut Profits Of Cyber Crime Service vDOS
June 07, 2017

In the fight against cyber crime services, otherwise known as booters or stressers, it pays to follow the money. 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...

Security & Fraud
Russia Hacks Biggest Risk To The Financial Stability of Lithuania
June 07, 2017

Cyber-attacks launched by Russia are the biggest threat to the financial system in Lithuania, a new survey of financial institutions conducted by the country’s central bank shows. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...