Payment Methods

Merchant Innovation
The Week In (Other) Apple News
October 09, 2015

High expectations almost always create an unwinnable situation for those that draw them. Miss the target, even if just a by a little bit, and everyone talks about your failure. Meet or exceed them, and you’ve only given the people what they thought they were...

Mobile Commerce
Stripe Snags Will Gaybrick As First CFO
October 09, 2015

Well-known and highly valued payments startup Stripe (last valuation clocked in at $5 billion) has appointed its first-ever CFO. Will Gaybrick will be signing on with Stripe, despite the fact that his background in software engineering makes him something of a surprise for this role. Get...

B2B Payments
Amid Complexity, SMBs Benefit From Outsourcing
October 09, 2015

Small and mid-sized business owners must grapple with getting employees paid on time, making sure benefits are in place, and navigating sometimes Byzantine tax laws. Paychex’s Andy Childs explains how outsourcing can be a boon to the boss.

Lyft’s Real-Time Payments Play To Pay Drivers Quicker
October 09, 2015

Ride-sharing is a business model based on timelines, and soon, for drivers of one company in the space, that notion will extend to how they get paid. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

News
CFPB To Shift Tide In Lender Vs. Consumer Disputes?
October 09, 2015

The CFPB has unveiled proposals that would let consumers band together in class action suits against lenders. That would eliminate mandatory arbitration. Don’t expect the lenders to give in without a fight.

CFPB Digs Into Wells Fargo Student Loan Payment Practices
October 09, 2015

It has been a busy week for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which first unveiled a proposal to end mandatory arbitration in the financial services world, and then it was reported that the CFPB has been investigating Wells Fargo over the lender’s student loan servicing...

Controversial
Trending Topics
October 08, 2015

In retail it is always more or less raining data. With hundreds of millions of consumers, millions of stores, hundreds of thousands of miles of infrastructure and an ever-accelerating proliferation of products to make $4 trillion worth of buying and selling that happens each year...

Mobile Pay Roundup: LoopPay’s Breach, Verizon’s Pay Plays, Mobile Gas Wars Erupt
October 08, 2015

It’s been a busy week on the mobile pay front. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

The Next Payments Lifeline — Vein Payments?
October 08, 2015

In a new twist on authentication methods and technology, one Japanese firm is opening a vein — literally. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...