April 10, 2015
eBay CEO Talks PayPal, eBay And The Future of Marketplaces
Generally speaking, among untrustworthy statements “we’ll still be friends,” when uttered in the context of people breaking up, ranks right up there with “the check is in the mail.” Luckily,...
April 10, 2015
Bringing Innovation To Global Mass Payments
Delivering mass payments in the corporate world – globally, quickly and efficiently – takes the right technology platform and the right network of financial institutions to pull off. That’s why...
April 10, 2015
Bitcoin Goes Presidential And Buttercoin Goes Belly Up
As quickly as bitcoin prices rise or dip, so does the number of bitcoin services that enter the market with the aim to persuade merchants to bring bitcoin onto their...
April 10, 2015
Stopping $6.4 Billion Worth Of Post-EMV Fraud
By 2018, card fraud is expected to more than double, reaching $6.4 billion. As the U.S. migrates to EMV, CNP fraud in particular is expected to not shockingly spike with...
April 09, 2015
Alipay’s ePass – A Simple Premise With Big Promise
There is more meaning than there used to be in the phrase “just one more thing.” Steve Jobs can be thanked for this. After all, he used those words to introduce...
April 09, 2015
Igniting Mobile Money In India
For most of the developed business world, the phrase “time is money,” is about using time better in order to maximize capital production. For most of India — the cash-centric,...
April 07, 2015
Developing The Global eCommerce Economy
Studying the global economy cannot be done without studying one key stakeholder — global shoppers. And to be more specific, how global shoppers use the Internet to drive commerce. A...
April 07, 2015
Bitcoin Remittance Startup Buttercoin Shuts Down
Buttercoin, a bitcoin startup that hoped to use the cryptocurrency to make it easier for immigrants around the world to send money home, is closing its doors on Friday (April...
April 06, 2015
BNP Paribas Takes The Guess Work Out Of Cross-Border Payments
Cross-border payments can cause massive headaches within businesses, but it is a necessary evil in today’s global supply chain. French bank BNP Paribas has just released its updated Currency Guide...
Real-time payments in the EU are on the verge of achieving their instantaneous promise, with a new rule from the European Council requiring instant fund transfers to be available within 10 seconds. In this edition of the “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, PYMNTS explores this development along with other advancements unfolding across the global real-time payments landscape.
Digital wallets are becoming the go-to for U.S. consumers making cross-border payments, but many small businesses are holding back, citing security concerns and a lack of consistent industry standards. The latest Global Money Movement data brief, “Global Money Movement: U.S. Edition,” a collaboration with TerraPay, explores what’s driving consumer adoption, what’s slowing down SMBs, and how both can unlock the full potential of digital wallets.