Payment Methods

How To “Compete To Win” At Cross-Border Commerce
March 04, 2015

Any merchant has the ability to compete when it comes to selling cross-border. But competing to win, says Rick Barbari, Group VP at Digital River, is a whole different ball game. Winning at cross-border commerce not only requires a merchant to know and enable preferred...

MasterCard’s Move Into Zimbabwe Mobile Money Market
March 04, 2015

MasterCard solidified its commitment to the cross-global payments market on Tuesday (March 3) when it released a press release to announce its partnership with Zimbabwe’s Steward Bank. The move aims to bring remittance services to more than 1.5 million account holders — allowing its customers to...

The 3 Things That Must Happen Before Mobile Commerce Ignites
March 04, 2015

The number of global smartphones used to make in-store contactless payments is predicted to increase by 1,000 percent this year. And as the annual Mobile World Congress comes to an end tomorrow, one thing that’s become even clearer: mobile will continue to be a remarkable...

MasterCard Scores Another Digital ID Payments Win In Egypt
March 04, 2015

MasterCard will be issuing every adult in Egypt a mobile-based debit card account that will double as a national ID card, the card brand and the Egyptian government announced on Tuesday (March 3) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Mobile Commerce
Apple Pay Nearing Triple Digit Milestone
March 04, 2015

For Apple Pay, it’s 98 and counting. Apple confirmed on Tuesday (March 3) that 17 more financial institutions have gone live with full Apple Pay support in the past two weeks, bringing the total just shy of the century mark, 9to5 Mac reported. Get the...

Cubic Taps MasterPass For Mobile Travel Ticketing App
March 04, 2015

MasterCard is partnering with mobile ticketing and “intelligent travel solutions” provider Cubic Transportation Systems to stitch payments and retail offers into Cubic’s public transit ticketing and trip-planning app, the companies announced at Mobile World Congress. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Merchant Innovation
Visa Partnerships Bring In-Car Purchase Experience
March 03, 2015

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on March 2, Visa, Accenture and Pizza Hut announced a new proof-of-concept connected car program that will enable drivers to order and pay for pizza using car dashboard software. The partnership will combine Visa Checkout’s payments features, Accenture’s...

The Stratos All-In-One Card Coming Soon To A Pocket Near You
March 03, 2015

While there are no shortage of electric cards that promise to be a physical home for all of a consumer’s divergent plastic rectangles, Stratos stands out and is reportedly close to shipping out to the public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

News
Costco Flips Card Portfolio To Visa, Citi
March 03, 2015

It didn’t take long for Costco to replace American Express and find new partners for its co-branded credit cards as the wholesaler retailer announced Monday (March 2) that it has chosen Citigroup and Visa as its new credit partners starting April 1, 2016. Get the...