During MasterCard’s Investment Community Meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 9), the remarks from CEO Ajay Banga and his executive team gave a pretty good indication into how MasterCard views its role in the fast-moving digital payments ecosystem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
From Shutter Island (last week) to Bitcoin Island today. Bitcoin is second nature at this quirky tiny self-governed land called the Isle of Man. Find out why, not to mention why Visa is backing the blockchain, how bitcoin blackmail is an increasing threat to banks,...
MasterPass continued to drive its global footprint by driving up the number of mobile transactions that are made each month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Discover’s latest move to offer Apple Pay starting Sept. 16 might mark a late entry to the mobile payments party, but it sure is making some drums roll. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Though a vast majority of financial institutions in the United States — as much as 90 percent — have begun shipping, or will be shipping, chip debit cards, most cards “out in the field” will in fact not be “chipped” by the end of this...
Between the mainstream press and the countless blogs, pulling off any sort of surprise — like, say, an early drop of a major product — is nearly impossible. But Google, with its freshly minted Android Pay, actually managed to do it twice in the space...
In an effort to provide “backup” for corporate payments activity, Barclays is rolling out a cloud-based contingency service, Banking Technology reported Thursday (Sept. 10). The platform is geared toward giving corporate clients the ability to make payments if they are unable to use their traditional methods...
Verifone is linking up with VAI, which provides enterprise resource planning software, in order to launch S2K Point, according to a Thursday (Sept. 10) release from the two companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
The year 2015 hasn’t been American Express’ friend. The big blow that came, of course, was that the card network was going to be severing its 16-year deal with Costco. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
