Russians Speed-Up Smartphone Adoption
November 13, 2012

According to WapSart and Openstat Russia is now home to 35 million mobile users, that is 25% of the country’s population. Mobile adoption has experience a speedy increase in the last few years, growing 51% in 2012. Russians are keen to use their smartphones for shopping...

French Consumers Ready To Give Up Physical Loyalty Cards
November 13, 2012

According to SNCD’s “Mobile Marketing Attitude” Survey, 80% of French smartphone and tablet users would like mobile applications to access their loyalty schemes and even more would like to be able to store their loyalty cards on their mobile devices, to replace physical cards. Get...

Five Major Concepts For Diners Club’s New President
November 13, 2012

When Diners Club first launched in 1950, it became the world’s first multi-purpose charge card and helped to define the card industry as we know it today. Now owned by Discover, and under the leadership of new President Eduardo Tobon, Diners Club International is seeking...

Mobile Payments’ Future Grid: Where Will Your Company Be?
November 13, 2012

How can anyone predict what mobile payments will look like in 2018? By exploring how innovation and regulation will come to define the various players in the industry. PYMNTS.com spoke with Ted Bissell, mobile payments expert at PA Consulting, to discuss how he breaks down...

Payments And Social Media: A Symbiotic Relationship
November 13, 2012

With social media continuing their worldwide growth, financial institutions must find ways to leverage the new medium to reach new customers, gain access to new data and enable payments capabilities on a global scale. PYMNTS.com spoke with Amit Sethi, managing director of India and Southeast...

PaySimple’s New CTO: This Company Loves Small Businesses
November 13, 2012

What drives a man with PayPal and Visa on his resume to take a job at a smaller startup? According to Andrew Lanthier, newly-appointed CTO at PaySimple, the answer is simple: a commitment to small business. PYMNTS.com spoke with Lanthier to discuss his attraction to...

Payments’ Past, Present And Future: A Review
November 13, 2012

We know this is a time of rapid innovation in the payments industry, but how did we get here, and what will the future look like? Those are some of the questions answered in The Payments Council’s latest report, “Pay Your Way 2025: The Future...

Banks vs. Start-Ups In The Mobile Wallet Race
November 13, 2012

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Partnership Marketing: Influencing Spend And Creating Loyalty
November 13, 2012

How do you create a targeted offerings system that appeals to merchants, issuers and consumers alike? TSYS has the answer: through it’s new Partnership Marketing solution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...