Apple continues to cut a path of domination through the mobile space. According to a new study by Opera Mediaworks, Apple led 2014 in ad revenue by a wide margin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
A federal jury has convicted the man they believe is the Dread Pirate Roberts — aka the mastermind and ringleader behind the Silk Road online illegal drug trade website that used bitcoins as its currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
MasterCard’s Masters of Code Hackathon Series officially kicks off today in Sydney, Australia, focusing first on mobile commerce innovation. Following Sydney, the Series will move to other parts of the world, encompassing themes like security, financial inclusion and commerce innovation. In a recent interview, Mario...
MasterCard has opened its largest Tech Hub outside of the U.S. in Pune, India, and plans to roll out its mobile payments system in April, the card brand said on Wednesday (Feb. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Western Union already has a foothold in China — the money transfer company’s services are available at 20,000 locations there — but it’s about to get a lot bigger. On Wednesday (Feb. 4) the company went live in a deal with the Bank of China...
German payments company Wirecard gave the world a first peek at its new wearable device that functions like a digital wallet worn as a wristband. The device, called the Smart Band, can be used to store credit cards, ID cards and even tickets. Though only...
Tim Cook may say that 2015 is the “Year of Apple Pay” but 2015 might be the year in which the split between card-present, NFC, in-store, card-not-present, online and in-app, begin to disappear, Matt Barr, SVP of Emerging Payments for the U.S., MasterCard told MPD...
Last month, PayPal found itself with a new competitor in Latin American mobile wallet startup Yepex. Now, Yellow Pepper, the company that started that mobile wallet, got some extra funding that could heat up the competition even more. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The number of retailers who offer customers a mobile commerce option has doubled in the past year — but m-commerce fraud is growing even faster, according to a new study from LexisNexis. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
