Portuguese Restaurants Have Cardless Day
October 01, 2012

Last week Portuguese restaurants decided to have a cardless day to protest against high transaction fees and taxes. 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...

Paypal Launches Restaurant App In France With Storific
October 01, 2012

Paypal has joined forces with French startup Storific to launch a new application. According to the source, users will be able to look at menus, place orders and pay through Paypal, all from their phone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

French Smartphone Users In Favour Of Mobile Payments
October 01, 2012

Paypal has conducted a study on the mobile habits of French consumers. The study revealed that 72% of French smartphone users are in favor of mobile payments. A similar percentage of French consumers have heard about mobile payments and 11% think they the future of...

U.S. Senate Contender Barry Hinckley Hits A Home Run With Mobile Donations
September 30, 2012

Rhode Island entrepreneur Barry Hinckley is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate and recently started using payment technology to bolster his voter support. Hinckley is the first to adopt ROAMpay’s mCommerce card acceptance solution and mobile phone swiper — which allows supporters to...

Groupon Enters POS Industry With Launch Of Payments Platform
September 30, 2012

Square may have hoped to steal all this week’s headlines with their $200 million fundraising announcement, but thanks to an unlikely new competitor, that won’t be the case. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Atos Worldline Launches NFC-Enabled Mobile Wallet
September 30, 2012

Atos Wordline has released a ready-to-go NFC-enabled mobile wallet that works with both Visa and MasterCard, report Finextra. 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...

PreCash Launches Mobile Wallet System FlipMoney
September 30, 2012

Payments processor PreCash will launch a prepaid mobile wallet system called FlipMoney, reports The Paypers. 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,...

Social Payments Network PaidThx To Launch Late 2012
September 30, 2012

PaidThx, a social payments network designed for Android and iOS, will launch later this year, reports Finextra. 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...

What Does Passbook Mean For NFC?
September 30, 2012

The debut version of Apple’s Passbook digital wallet will display QR and barcodes on the device’s screen to initiate transactions. But could this be the start of something bigger? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...