Google announced late last week that Android Pay is now in 10 markets with more coming soon. In a blog post, the company said that in addition to partnerships with Visa and Mastercard, it’s gearing up to improve the mobile checkout for PayPal users. Get...
The bitcoin exchange Coinbase, according to The Wall Street Journal, is in the midst of talking to investors about a potential funding round that would value the exchange at around $1 billion. The WSJ stated that its sources remained unnamed people “familiar with the matter.” Get the...
In the wake of security breaches and malware that grabbed headlines on a global scope, a new threat has emerged in recent days. As reported by Fortune Magazine, Check Point, the cybersecurity firm, stated that it had found malware that has been “staggering” in its...
We’ve all heard the phrase “don’t reinvent the wheel” — a metaphor for not wasting time perfecting a perfectly good idea that’s stood the test of time, and for which improvements would add no material value. Wheels, to take the metaphor in its most literal sense,...
Amazon is on its way to dominating the Internet of Things (IoT) space, as the Echo series continues to win over tech-savvy households and consumers who are diehard fans of the company’s services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Hyperwallet, a leading global payouts provider to millions of independent workers, revealed today enhancements to its popular loyalty program, an integrated feature designed to improve payee engagement and offered to Hyperwallet clients free of charge. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Greenlight, the startup that provides a debit card for children in which funds can be reloaded from a mobile app and places restrictions on the merchants at which children can make purchases, has raised $7.5 million in funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Quick service restaurants are nothing new — they’ve been around since the 1940s in some fashion. But what is new is how companies from Starbucks to Five Guys to McDonald’s have embraced mobile order-ahead offerings. Through this, consumers have gained the ability to take just a...
PSD2 and fund flows across the EU, and in China, tightening bank lending top the list for our inaugural regulatory tracker. To paraphrase an old tune, the payments, they are a’changin. And we aim to keep on top of how and where.
