July 31, 2012
PYMNTS Daily Roundup: July 30-31
SecureKey Technologies appoints Charles Walton as CEO Sysnet appoints Gregory Leos president, North America More Than 2.5 Million MasterCard Debit Cards Issued to Social Welfare Beneficiaries in South Africa AsiaPay...
July 07, 2012
Amex’s Pain Is Green Dot’s Gain
After analysts at Jeffries reported that Wal-Mart stores were pulling American Express’ Bluebird prepaid products from its shelves, competing prepaid specialist Green Dot Corp. saw its stock price rise by...
June 30, 2012
NCR’s POS Platform for iOS Devices Boosts Its Stock Price
Investors bought on the news that NCR Corp. would be delivering a point-of-sale software solution on Apple’s iOS-powered mobile devices, pushing shares of NCR stock up nearly six percent over...
June 23, 2012
International Expansion Fuels Growth for MoneyGram
MoneyGram International saw its stock price increase by 6.54 percent over five days of trading last week, apparently pleasing investors with news that it would expand its direct-to-account and cash-to-account...
June 19, 2012
PYMNTS Daily Roundup: June 19-20
You rely on PYMNTS.com for insights and analysis on all of the biggest stories in payments. But in addition to our industry-leading, in-depth coverage, we also provide a bird’s eye...
June 17, 2012
Prepaid Woes Hurt VeriFone, While Prepaid Firm Sees Gains
A judge awarded Cardsoft Technologies damages and royalties worth $15.4 million last week, resolving a legal dispute that company had with VeriFone Systems Inc. Investors reacted to the news by...
April 18, 2012
MoneyGram Grows Remittance in Japan Through ICBC
MoneyGram International is expanding its direct-to-account money transfer service for customers in Japan sending money to China, through a new partnership with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Finextra...
April 10, 2012
PayPal Loses VP Product As Departures Continue
Sam Shrauger, vice president of global product and experience at PayPal, will resign from the firm. According to PayPal’s executive bios, Shrauger joined PayPal in 2004 as a founding member...
January 08, 2012
Earthquake Aftermath in Haiti: The Rise of Mobile Money Adoption...
Introduction In a cybercafé in downtown Port-au-Prince, Jean Yves deposits money into his TchoTcho Mobile account. Michel, his brother who owns the business, recommended that he register for this mobile...