Payment Methods

TouchID – Out Of the Phone And Into The Cloud
January 16, 2015

TouchID isn’t new – in fact it was first launched in September of 2013 as “an innovative way to simply and securely unlock your phone with just the touch of a finger.” A year later, it was part of the magic of Apple Pay. And...

Apple Pay Goes Live At Another Grocery Chain, And It Wasn’t As Easy As It...
January 16, 2015

Apple Pay has gone live at yet another regional grocery group. The 217 Lucky, Save Mart and FoodMaxx supermarkets in Northern California and Nevada now all officially support Apple’s mobile payment system, their corporate parent announced on Thursday (Jan. 15). Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail Sales In December: A Blip, Or A Reason For Concern
January 15, 2015

The conventional wisdom that falling oil prices are a catalyst for increased consumer spending took a major hit yesterday (January 14) with the release of the U.S, retail sales number by the Commerce Department. The figures released indicate that retail sales suffered their largest decline...

T-Mobile’s Consumer Tax Filing Bonus
January 15, 2015

In a push to get customer dollars deposited on their pre-paid product, T-Mobile CEO John Legere used Twitter to announce that customers who elect to have their income tax refund directly deposited to their T-Mobile Visa Prepaid Card will get a $20 credit.  The Mobile Money tax...

How Low Can Bitcoin Go?
January 15, 2015

It has not been a great 24 – 48 hours for bitcoin.  Depending on which pricing index one favors, the price of bitcoin has dropped 36 percent in the last two days and 20 – 24 percent in the last 24 hours or so.  According...

Apple Pay
Apple Watch Will Use A Four-Digit PIN For Payments
January 15, 2015

Apple Watch will use a four-digit passcode that users must type before making Apple Pay payments, CSO Australia reported on Wednesday (Jan. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Americans Still Love Cash — And Plenty Of It
January 15, 2015

Despite the hopes of banks, mobile payments innovators and credit-card brands, Americans aren’t getting any closer to being “cashless,” Businessweek reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

The Uber-Taxi Medallion Ripple Effect
January 14, 2015

The entrance of Uber into the ridesharing market disrupted more than just the taxicab industry, it has shaken the financial ecosystem that was supported by those who owned and loaned money for the once-coveted taxi medallion business. It’s a trend seen over and over again in the...

2015’s (Almost) $1B Start And peerTransfer’s $22 Million Pick-Up
January 14, 2015

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