Faster Payments
Plan Takes Shape For UK Payments Framework
May 05, 2017

The United Kingdom’s Payments Systems Regulator (PSR), along with the Bank of England, said Thursday that they’d agreed to a framework that would govern consolidation of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company and the Faster Payments Scheme and Bacs. Get the Full Story Complete the...

News
European Commission Could Oversee Derivatives Denominated In Euros
May 05, 2017

The European Commission could look to have a more centralized role in overseeing derivatives, which are complex financial contracts, when they are denominated in euros. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Seamless Adds New Alexa Skill
May 05, 2017

Food delivery platform Seamless is making it easier for Alexa devotees to make repeat orders from their device with simple voice commands.  As of yesterday, Seamless launched its Reorder with Seamless skill for Alexa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

What's Hot
Alphabet Vets Take On Mapping In New Self-Driving Startup
May 05, 2017

Self-driving tech startup DeepMap looks to enable next-gen autonomous vehicles with mapping technologies. 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....

Amazon Delivery
AmazonFresh Delivery Service Available In Select German Cities
May 05, 2017

Amazon has launched its fresh grocery delivery service in Berlin and neighboring Potsdam for members of its Prime subscription service, which could boost the country’s sluggish online food sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Cardtronic’s DirectCash Payments Acquisition Draws Regulator Scrutiny
May 05, 2017

Cardtronics will face some in-depth questions about its proposed multi-million dollar acquisition of Canada’s DirectCash Payments from the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Apple
Apple To Create $1B Advanced Manufacturing Investment Fund
May 05, 2017

Apple is gearing up to create a $1 billion investment focused on U.S. companies in the advanced manufacturing space. 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...

Internet of Things
Walmart Patenting Amazon Dash Competitor
May 05, 2017

Walmart has filed a patent application (as late as October 2016) that would create an IoT platform that would help track product use in shoppers’ homes, CB Insights reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
McDonald’s Mobile Moves
May 05, 2017

There are few businesses quite as expansive as McDonald’s, with 36,000 locations on Earth, about 15,000 in the U.S. and serving around 69 million people per day (or about 50,000 people per minute). And, that, McDonald’s VP of Global Digital Experiences, Farhan Siddiqi, told Karen...