Payment Methods

itBit Banks $25M And Secures New York Banking License
May 08, 2015

News for the bitcoin community got a little brighter Thursday (May 7) when itBit, the bitcoin exchange, announced it was granted an official business license from New York State’s Department of Financial Services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Merchant Payment Startup Digitzs Turns To Crowdfunder
May 08, 2015

A new merchant payment service provider is looking for funding, and this time the company is seeking financial backing through P2P lending site Crowdfunder.com. Digitzs revealed Thursday (May 7) that it is launching its Crowdfunder campaign to raise $500,000 to complete its payments solutions suite...

Small Business Survey: Lots of Optimism, Little Lending
May 07, 2015

The sixth annual U.S. Bank Small Business Annual Survey found small business owners are more confident about the future of their businesses now than at any time in the six-year history of the survey. But despite optimism and plans to expand, few are actually seeking...

CFPB Says One in 10 US Adults Are ‘Credit Invisible’
May 07, 2015

As many as 26 million Americans, or one in 10 adults, are “credit invisible” and don’t show up across the three major agencies in the U.S. credit reporting system, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday (May 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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MasterCard’s EMV Chip Campaign Aimed At SMBs
May 07, 2015

The payments networks are on a mission: a mission to ensure small businesses understand EMV adoption, and to ensure they have the resources to know how to implement the payments standard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

PayPal Co-Founder Banks $275M To Grow Lending Startup’s Reach
May 07, 2015

PayPal co-founder Max Levchin announced yesterday (May 6) that his lending startup, Affirm, had raised $275 million in debt and equity financing as part of a funding round led by Spark Capital Growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Mobile Commerce
Legislation Drives Uber Out Of Kansas
May 07, 2015

There’s no place in Kansas that feels like home for Uber. 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...

Number Of EMV Chip Cards Jumped By 1 Billion In 2014
May 07, 2015

Newly released figures from EMVCo, the public corporation that manages the payments standard, show the number of EMV chip cards in circulation increased globally by 43 percent in 2014 to 3.4 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

EVO’s European Payments Fast Track
May 07, 2015

The last six months have been rather busy for EVO Payments International, as its been leveraging strategic alliances with giant bank players like the Bank of Ireland and Raiffesen Bank, and taking on M&A opportunities to quickly expand across the European market. MPD CEO Karen...