Jumio, a company that tried to make mobile payment easier by using the phone’s camera to sidestep manual data entry, on Tuesday (Oct. 21) introduced Bam Checkout, which the company is hoping will counter Apple Pay, according to TechCrunch. The new twist is allowing users...
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer played down the innovativeness of Apple Tuesday (Oct. 21), saying that Apple Pay was “obvious.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
International iPhone users may have been a little bummed about the fact that since Monday, Apple Pay was officially rolled out only in the United States. Well according to Whirlpool forums, international users have found a loophole and can to utilize the service. Get the...
Apple’s fourth-quarter earnings came in just hours after Apple Pay launched Monday (Oct. 20), with Apple delivering several record-breaking revenue, sales and profit numbers. Those numerical victories come from strong sales of the iPhone6 and 6 Plus, which are enduring huge backlogs. Get the Full...
Boost Intercept, the B2B platform from Boost Payment Solutions, is seeing sharply growing demand among commercial card issuers, third party processors, corporate payers and suppliers the product is designed to eliminate the need for suppliers to manually process transactions or access card data, expediting reconciliation...
With the official rollout of Apple Pay, all Wells Fargo customers now hold the ability to utilize the platform with ease and most importantly, security. Wells Fargo Debit and Credit Card holders, as well as small business debit cardholders will have the ability to conveniently...
As of yesterday, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users with American Express and Visa cards issued by Capital One, Bank of America, Chase, Citi Bank and Wells Fargo will be able to utilize Apple Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Nearly one-third of the U.S. population is either underbanked or unbanked, according to the FDIC. And over 20 percent of employees in the U.S. do not have bank accounts, often leaving their employers without an effective way to pay them. For SMBs in particular, payroll...
With the launch this week of Apple Pay and the coming spinoff of of PayPal from eBay, Square faces the prospect that its customers could be lured away by rivals’ lower fees, easier transactions and a deeper pool of buyers and sellers, according to Bloomberg...
