Uber, the ride-hailing company, has facilitated more than $600 million of payments in the form of tips to its drivers since it launched its in-app tipping service for drivers in 2017. According to a report, Uber had $50 million in tips in August, but that has grown...
Singapore is launching a payments platform in an attempt to reduce the use of cash and checks as the country moves towards a digital economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Danny Meyer is defending his restaurant group’s decision to test out cashless transactions, saying they are not looking to exclude prospective guests. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging app that counts more than 200 million monthly users, has launched a payments feature in India during the past several months which now has around a million users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Venmo, the peer-to-peer payment app owned by PayPal, is gearing up to discontinue web support for its payment service. TechCrunch, citing an email to users, reported that the Venmo.com website will phase out support for payments, and eventually there will be even less functionality on...
We compartmentalize our daily lives, separating goals and task into manageable “buckets” of thought and actions. Why should payments be any different? In the latest Topic TBD, Kelley Knutson, president of Netspend, notes that consumers are discovering new ways to discover what they want to...
With Zelle projected to overtake Venmo, eMarketer expects the payment service to grow more than 73 percent this year. The firm is projecting that Zelle will reach 27.4 million users in the U.S. — more than Venmo’s 22.9 million users, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full...
With about 220 million drivers on the road, gas is a commodity that nearly everybody needs. The average American fills up their gas tank three to four times per month, buying an average of 11 gallons each time. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
American Express, the payments company, announced Thursday (June 14) the latest addition to its cash back portfolio the no annual fee American Express Cash Magnet™ Card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
