ShopRunner Opens 100 PickupPoints in Philadelphia
November 14, 2012

ShopRunner, and eCommerce delivery service, has opened “PickupPoints” at 100 Philadelphia-area stores, reports Internet Retailer. 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,...

Walmart Launches Food Subscription Service Goodies.co
November 14, 2012

Walmart has rolled out its subscription-based Goodies.co service, which ships samples of food to homes on a monthly basis, notes Tech Crunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

PayPal Launches QR Code, Mobile Check-In Pilots
November 14, 2012

PayPal is launching several international payments pilots this week, including a QR code window-shopping platform and a mobile check-in service, reports Tech Crunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Square-Copy SumUp Extends Service To Italy, Spain, Holland
November 14, 2012

SumUp, a company competing in the European mobile payments space, today extended its coverage to Italy, Spain and Holland. 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...

Square Adds $2 Billion In Processing Over Month, Up To $10 Billion Annually
November 14, 2012

Square has announced that its annual mobile payments processing has surpassed the $10 billion mark thanks to a $2 billion increase over the past few weeks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

MasterCard’s Walt Macnee: We’re Better Than Cash
November 14, 2012

We’ve spoken to numerous MasterCard executives about their company’s vision of “a world beyond cash,” and have received no shortage of intriguing responses. But perhaps the most succinct reasoning we’ve heard comes from Walt Macnee, vice chairman, MasterCard Worldwide, who, earlier this week at MasterCard’s...

PayPal Takes On Middle East
November 14, 2012

PayPal is planning to double its share of Middle East and North African e-commerce and has announced several measures to foster its growth. The alternative payments giant has recently signed an agreement with Aramex, the global logistics and transportation solutions provider to help make overseas...

Fingerprint Cards Partners With Infineon For Biometric Payments
November 14, 2012

Fingerprint Cards and Infineon are adding fingerprint technologies to Infineon’s Embedded Secure Elements, further increasing transaction security. FPC is also adding its newly developed Android applications for mobile payments, making mobile payments extremely user friendly for mobile users. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Austria Prepares For NFC With Verifone
November 14, 2012

Paylife, tha bank-backed Austrian market leader in cashless transactions has struck a partnership with VeriFone. The partnership will see the upgrade of tens of thousands of payment devices with the new VeriFone VX 680 wireless solution and VX 825 PIN acceptance system. Within the current...