PayPal Now Accepting Coins, Through Limited Partnership with Coinstar
May 20, 2012

PayPal customers can fund their accounts from Coinstar kiosks — but only at a select few locations in Dallas. 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...

Sweden’s Telco Payments JV WyWallet Set for Summer Launch
May 20, 2012

The mobile payment joint venture formed by four Swedish mobile operators called WyWallet is set to launch in mid-2012, NFC World reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

MasterCard, Standard Bank Partner on Dual Debit/Transit Payment Card
May 20, 2012

South Africa-based Standard Bank is issuing debit cards equipped with MasterCard’s contactless PayPass technology that will allow customers to store and use bus credit’s for the area’s transit system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Facebook Invests in Social Commerce Firm Karma Following IPO
May 20, 2012

Facebook acquired social gifting service Karma for an undisclosed amount late last week. The company’s existing equity investors, which include Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, stand to gain, having put $4.5 million into the company in the summer of 2011. Get the Full Story Complete...

Love NFC? These Are The Business Cards For You
May 18, 2012

New York-based startup Vizibility this week made its NFC-enabled business cards widely available to all consumers. The technology was first shown at this year’s SXSW convention in February. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

CFPB Has Just a Few Questions About Prepaid
May 18, 2012

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has scheduled a hearing for May 23 in Durham, N.C. The subject: prepaid cards. 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...

MagTek’s Hart: With Swipe Readers, Encryption Is “Not Enough”
May 18, 2012

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Mobile Banking: The Financial Services Onramp
May 18, 2012

Bloomberg’s William Pesek depicts Apple’s iPhone as a double-edged sword, where payments provides the positive: combined with the latest innovations in financial inclusion and mobile banking, the very device being built by impoverished Chinese laborers could be the thing that sparks a new middle class....

Chase GM: Issuers Still Competing On Rewards
May 18, 2012

A lot has changed in credit card issuing over just the past several years, according to David Gold, General Manager for JPMorgan Chase Card Services, who spoke to PYMNTS.com this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...