Many businesses of Cyprus have only been accepting cash since the banks in Cyprus closed last week. The European Central Bank set a Monday deadline to come up with a bailout plan to save the Cyprus banking system from collapsing. The Cyprus parliament rejected the...
The payments industry saw a jump of 0.31 percent this week, bolstered by strong performances from the prepaid and acquirer/processor subsets. Which companies saw the biggest gains and drops in value, and what led the remittance industry to stay largely stagnant?Read More Get the Full...
Western Union made major headlines last week, announcing its new Global Share Platform, the platform’s first six partners, and its new Reload+ network that promise to provide new functions and opportunities to the underserved around the world. Mike Hafer, senior vice president, global stored value,...
Abercrombie & Fitch is pushing an upgraded version of its mobile website in order to promote an expanded, omnichannel shopping experience, Mobile Commerce Daily reported on November 12. Read more. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Apple has thrown its hat into the indoor location-based technology ring with its $20 million purchase of WifiSLAM. How can in-store location info help merchants and retailers, and how does this help Apple compete with Google, Samsung and others?Read More Get the Full Story Complete...
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Visa, Chase Deal Personifies Payments Platform Trend Social Media Sentiments: Who Really Drives (Or Deters) Mobile Payments? The Innovation Project™ 2013 was an amazing experience from beginning to end. We set out to facilitate a series of C-level-to-C-level conversations about payments and commerce that went...
Barclays Tanzania has launched its online banking, tabloid banking and mobile banking functionality, online media outlet Daily News Tanzania unveils, as reported by The Paypers, adding that “According to Mr. Samuel Mkuyu, Head of Products at Barclays, Barclays’ Internet banking is an online platform which...
Banco Sabadell has partnered with Telefonica and BlackBerry to initiate a pilot test for payments with mobile NFC phones in Spain, Finextra reported. Trial participants can pay for purchases using a Visa card embedded in the SIM on a BlackBerry Curve smartphone. A mobile wallet...