Payment Methods

The Apple PayPal Relationship Warms Up A Little
December 12, 2014

Apple started accepting PayPal in its online retail store in both the U.S. and the U.K. on Thursday (Dec. 11). Although the two companies have been exchanging words of not-niceness regarding its rivalry with mobile in-store payment (ApplePay versus in-store PayPal), its online relationship has...

Bitcoin
Circles, Blades And Windows
December 12, 2014

PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. 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 this form, you agree to...

B2B Payments
Big Banks Like NACHA’S Same-Day Plans
December 11, 2014

NACHA’s new proposal for same-day ACH payments got a warm reception Tuesday (Dec. 9) from the big banks that helped kill a similar proposal in 2012, according to American Banker. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Merchant Innovation
Citi Worked With Apple And IBM On Bank Enterprise Suite
December 11, 2014

In the latest attempt at an IBM-Apple product marriage, the two companies on Wednesday (Dec. 10) unveiled IBM MobileFirst, an iOS enterprise app package that, according to a statement issued by the two firms, “bring IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhone and iPad...

With No IPO/Acquisition Plans, Square Free To Operate Very Differently
December 11, 2014

Jack Dorsey, the founder of both Twitter and Square, rebels against the Wall Street quarter-to-quarter mindset and plans to keep investing in Square until he sees fit to shift it to profitability. In an interview with the New York Times, Dorsey bridled when asked about...

Mobile Commerce
eBay Plans Thousands Of Layoffs, Donahoe To Leave Board
December 11, 2014

Looks like lots of folk will be leaving eBay—voluntarily or not—as it prepares for next year’s spin-out of PayPal. The company is preparing “at least 3,000” layoffs, which amounts to about 10 percent of its workforce, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. And eBay CEO...

Mobile
Most Of Papa John’s Business Is Now Digital
December 11, 2014

There are now more indications that mobile purchases are now hitting the “more than 50 percent” tipping point. On Monday (Dec. 8), China mobile payment leader Alipay reported that—for the first time—more than half of its transactions were mobile. On Wednesday (Dec. 10), U.S. pizza...

News
Square Tops $100 Million Sales-Day
December 11, 2014

For the first in its five-year history, Square reported on Wednesday (Dec. 10), it’s sellers processed more than $100 million in sales in a single day.  And that day was Friday (Dec. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Apple Pay
Alipay Fingerprint Announcement Moves It Closer To An Apple Pay Deal
December 11, 2014

The prospect of an Apple Pay Alibaba deal got a lot more likely on Tuesday (Dec. 9) when Alibaba’s Alipay payments unit said that it will now allow users to authenticate their accounts with the iPhone’s fingerprint sensor instead of a password, indicating, according to...