Payment Methods

UK Banks Using Touch I.D. For Authentication
February 18, 2015

Two British banks are getting into biometric authentication.  Going forward, customers of RBS and NatWest will be able to access their banking accounts via smartphones using fingerprint recognition technology. The feature will need to be initially activated with their security information, but from then on...

Tabletop Payments Fly Into Red Robin
February 18, 2015

With Red Robin’s new tabletop payment tablet option, there won’t be any more customers asking “can we have the check, please?” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Africa’s Growing Mobile Money Market Share
February 18, 2015

Mobile payments in sub-Saharan Africa will generate $1.5 billion in fees for mobile-money providers by 2019, according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Will Apple Pay Ignite The Apple Watch?
February 18, 2015

Apple has ordered between 5 and 6 million Apple Watches for the device’s debut in April, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Feb. 17). And it increasingly looks like Apple’s wearable will stand or fall on the strength of Apple Pay. Get the Full...

Coupons And Mobile Ticketing Part Of Apple Pay 2.0
February 17, 2015

Less than half a year into Apple Pay’s lifespan, the company has already filed a patent for Apple Pay 2.0 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

2014 Fraud Spike Cost US Retailers $32 Billion
February 17, 2015

For retailers and card issuers, the push to switch over to EMV and tokenized payments can’t come fast enough, as 2014 saw a spike in the total costs of fraudulent purchases among U.S. retailers, according to a LexisNexis study. One troubling development from the fraud study...

International
Alipay Eases European E-Commerce Access To China
February 17, 2015

Alipay, the leading Chinese payment processor, agreed to a deal with Limonetik, a leading European payments processor, that will enable European merchants access to Chinese consumers via online payments, according to a press release sent to The Paypers on Feb. 16. The deal enables Limonetik’s “one...

Urgent.ly Aims To Be The Uber Of AAA
February 17, 2015

Stuck on a dusty road miles from the nearest town because the car’s got a flat-tire? Usually that means whipping out the AAA membership card and calling for a tow truck, but one company, Urgent.ly, is trying to make that easier by using GPS technology...

Apple Pay’s Path Into China Through Alipay And Union Pay Has Hit A Roadblock
February 17, 2015

Apple’s attempts to bring Apple Pay to China have hit a few bumps in the road. 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...