Partnerships / Acquisitions
Fully Tokenized ACH Payment Integration Via Plaid And Dwolla Partnership
April 26, 2017

Transferring large sums of money typically always poses a risk. This rings true especially in today’s tech-savvy world, where computer hacking makes it easier to launch a cyberattack against big financial actions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Ridesharing
Uber Competitor To Expand With Possible Juno Acquisition
April 26, 2017

The ridesharing arena is an industry within the sharing economy that’s not likely to go away anytime soon. 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...

Merchant Innovation
Samsung Facial Recognition Tech Not Ready For Payments Yet
April 26, 2017

While Samsung has netted a lot of early buzz for the inclusion of facial recognition biometrics in its newly released Galaxy S8 phone, experts say that facial recognition has a few years to go before it is ready to roll out for use with payments. Get...

Amazon
Estimate Shows Majority of US Amazon Shoppers Are Prime Members
April 26, 2017

A new study from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) estimates that Amazon Prime memberships doubled in the past two years to more than 80 million people in the U.S. — and about 60 percent of all U.S. Amazon shoppers are now Prime members. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Security & Fraud
Is AI The Ultimate Fraud Fighting Machine?
April 26, 2017

Machine learning may be hip and cool, but can it hip check fraudster trolls back to Middle Earth? April’s Digital Identity Tracker™ looks at how machine learning is used to nab fraudsters, including Feedzai CEO Nuno Sebastiao’s view that machine learning may soon be as...

Loans
Helping Investors Avoid The Lending Club Trap
April 26, 2017

Transparency cures all ills — especially in the online lending space where investors need certainty the pools of debt they’re buying are as represented. Global Debt Registry President Charlie Moore tells Karen Webster why it’s no longer good enough for investors to just buy a...

Matchmakers
Helping Acquirers Embrace An App-Centric Future
April 26, 2017

The historical relationship between merchants, acquirers and ISOs was fairly simple — it was often based on bundling payments processing around POS terminals. But a funny thing happened on the way to the digital age: merchants wanted more than just payment processing and gear. They...

Ecosystems
Pinterest Isn’t A Social Network
April 26, 2017

Pinterest has snagged a round of headline fascination, as various segments of the tech press have been touting the apparently surprising revelation that Pinterest is no longer thinking of itself as a social media platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Payment Methods
nCino Makes It Easier For Small Businesses To Access Funding
April 26, 2017

nCino, the cloud banking company, announced Tuesday (April 25) it has broadened the scope of its Bank Operating System to provide financial firms with a front-end digital platform supported by back-end processing ability. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...