Here’s an exercise that may come off as too academic – like a debate over how many angels fit on a pinhead – but is really among the most vital for not only PYMNTS readers, but pretty much any other business operators: What is the perfect...
Sephora, the Paris-based french multinational beauty retailer, announced on Thursday (March 14) the launch of a new credit card program in San Francisco, California. The company said in a press release that starting in the spring, it will offer the Sephora credit card, Sephora stores...
Barclaycard, the U.K. credit card and debit card payment processor, announced Thursday (March 14) it inked a new agreement with Alipay, the Chinese digital payment service operated by Alibaba’s payment affiliate Ant Financial. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Inertia is a powerful, if unhelpful, force in business. A process doesn’t necessarily have to be good or useful to get a contingent of people attached — it just has to be around long enough for those people to get used to it. Get the...
UnionPay International (UPI), a cross-border payments company based in China, has signed an agreement with Latin American bank NIBank to bring payment solutions, including prepaid cards, to the region. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
SnapPay, the Canadian cross-border payments company, and Alipay, the Chinese digital payments platform operated by Ant Financial Services, announced a collaboration Wednesday (March 6) that will enable Canadian Chinese grocery chain FoodyMart to accept Alipay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), which was launched by the Fed in November, announced on Wednesday (March 6) its 20 founding sponsors, which include a range of players in the payments industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The NFC Forum, the standards and advocacy association for Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology, released its NFC Money Transfer Candidate Specification (NMT) on Tuesday (March 5), giving payment service providers and consumers the chance to use available NFC payment solutions as an alternative to QR codes. Get...
Barclaycard, the U.K. payment company, announced Tuesday (March 5) that it has inked a new partnership with UnionPay International, a unit of China UnionPay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
