Payment Methods

Invisible Payments: The New Commerce Evolution
November 13, 2014

Over the past decade, the financial services industry has buzzed over mobile and how it will influence payments. And while the payment mechanism has attracted the attention even of non-financial consumer brands like Google and Apple, consumers clearly want more than just that mechanism. In...

Square Taking Orders For EMV Version
November 13, 2014

Square on Wednesday (Nov. 12) started taking orders for its already-announced EMV readers. The smartphone component will cost $29 and a desktop version $39. To put that into context, Square’s magstripe versions have always been free. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Apple Pay And Vending Machines
November 13, 2014

Apple Pay has hit the vending machine market. 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...

Does HP Have A Mobile Payments Play?
November 13, 2014

Hewlett-Packard might be ready to join the digital payments field by expanding its cloud-based payment platform and chip-based payment cards, HP announced Wednesday (Nov. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Apple Pay Doesn’t Worry PayPal
November 13, 2014

PayPal and Apple Pay: The payments buzzwords seem to ignite a perception of constant competition. But perception may be off as PayPal CPO Hill Ferguson said the two company’s have different visions, Wireless Week reported Wednesday (Nov. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Why Passwords Will Drive Biometrics Adoption
November 13, 2014

Smartphone users are at a significantly greater risk of becoming payment fraud victims due to poor password and security habits — and their preferred alternative is biometric security like the iPhone’s fingerprint scanner, according to a new study by Javelin Research. Get the Full Story...

Mobile Travel Site Helps B2B Side With Personalized B2C Touch
November 13, 2014

Zipkick, a startup mobile travel search and booking site, is offering a new twist on how to run a company that’s both B2B and B2C by using its personalized B2C algorithm to appeal to its B2B customer base. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

VISA CEO Confirms Tokens As New Network Revenue Stream
November 13, 2014

Visa CEO Charles Scharf on Wednesday (Nov. 12) said that not only is tokenization “the single biggest change that’s been made in the payment networks easily over the past 15 or 20 years and maybe longer,” but he spoke about how it enables Visa to...

Airbnb’s Newly Updated App Supports Apple Pay
November 12, 2014

Airbnb announced this week that their current app has been updated. Within the new updates, Airbnb noted that the app would allow users to book and finalize accommodations in a seamless fashion by utilizing the newest mobile payment solution on the market, Apple Pay. Get...