Payment Methods

News
Are New York’s Bitcoin Demands Too Much?
July 22, 2014

Last week, the New York Department of Financial Services released a series of proposed regulations called “BitLicense.” However, according to a recent TechCrunch contribution piece, the regulations will likely do more harm than good. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Merchant Innovation
Mobile App Wants To Bring People To The Movies
July 22, 2014

Dealflicks, a company that prides itself on being the “Priceline for movie tickets,” announced this week that it had raised $1.7 million in seed funding. Investors in this round included 500 Startups, Siemer Ventures, Archer Gray and Rubicon VC. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Dell Accepts Bitcoin
July 22, 2014

The U.S.-based computer technology company Dell partnered with Coinbase to enable accepting Bitcoin as a payment method option for online purchases. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Intuit Offers Photo Bill Pay
July 21, 2014

Mobile bill payment is now available from Intuit’s bill pay app Check. Intuit acquired Check in May for $360 million. The acquisition was just the latest related to company moves to expand its offerings into payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Facebook’s “Buy” Button
July 18, 2014

The day may soon arrive when consumers will be able to by the goods they see advertised on Facebook, all without ever having to leave the site.  The company is testing a “buy” button that will allow customers to purchase items placed in the news...

Exclusive Series
Ditching the mPOS Dongle
July 18, 2014

With hundreds of mPOS players in the market, it’s getting harder and harder to tell them apart. Well, except if you’re Flint. They’ve ditched the dongle and use smartphone cameras to turn any phone into a card accepting device. What’s the inspiration behind their mPOS...

Financial Inclusion
Apple iPayments Comes to U.S.
July 17, 2014

Earlier this week, PYMNTS reported that Apple was launching a new service in Japan that allowed users to load credit for purchases in the iTunes store using Apple retail establishments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

International
The Four Ways To Win At Cross Border Commerce
July 16, 2014

It’s baacck. About twenty years ago, the big corporate buzzword was “glocal” – the global-plus-local business strategy that defined how multinationals would compete successfully on a global stage. Well, “glocal” is not only back, it’s the imprimatur of a strategy that makes the most of...

Mobile Commerce
Apple Launches iTunes Mobile Payments In Japan (And It’s Not NFC!)
July 16, 2014

In what will likely be regarded as one small step for Apple’s payments ambitions, and one giant leap for Apple rumor mongers everywhere, the high-concept tech firm has launched an iTunes-backed payments system — in Japan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...