Payment Methods

Acquiring
What Apple Didn’t Say That Acquirers Should Have Heard
June 09, 2014

Last week’s Apple WWDC keynote has prompted a bunch of Monday morning quarterbacking with respect to Apple’s plans for devices, software and even payments. Although Tim Cook’s and Craig Federighi’s keynotes were devoid of any direct reference to how Apple would pursue “payments,” (even disappointing...

Mobile Commerce
Census Bureau: Online and Mail Order Shopping On A Steep Upswing
June 09, 2014

While the rest of the retail sector’s growth is sluggish, electronic shopping continues to pick up steam, according to new U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Going by the County Business Patterns: 2012, the number of electronic and mail-order shoping establishments grew by around 27 percent during 2012,...

Cool
PYMNTS Talks Back: What Apple Did And Didn’t Say at the WWDC, Why SMBs May...
June 07, 2014

Apple’s WWDC showing sort of got PYMNTS people talking about Karen Webster’s piece on Apple’s potential mobile payments ambitions. So did reports that small merchants may be turning their backs on EMV for mobile and merchants taking the debit card fight to the Supremes (we...

Faster Healthcare Payments A Royal Charm
June 06, 2014

A new service from Royal Solutions Group backed by Chase Paymentech can help healthcare providers secure payments at the time of service, thus reducing or eliminating invoicing costs while improving cash flow. The service also follows a trend where health care providers increasingly are working...

MasterCard: We Can Reduce Cash Transactions By 70 Percent
June 06, 2014

MasterCard announced earlier this week that it has a cashless rollout initiative planned that could reduce cash transactions in Nigeria by 70 percent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Mobile Commerce
Walmart Doubles Down On Everyday Low Prices
June 06, 2014

The world’s largest retailer is getting serious about making the mobile jump. Walmart customers with the retailer’s app on their phone will now be able to directly access Walmart’s Savings Catcher online receipt comparison tool. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Why Some Small Merchants Prefer Cards to Cash
June 06, 2014

Ever heard of a small merchant wanting to flip cash paying customers to cards? Well, that’s what happens, Womply says, when small merchants implement the Womply Merchant Insights Platform. So what’s up with that? MPD CEO Karen Webster got the chance to talk with Cory...

International
Sound-Based Technology on the Horizon
June 05, 2014

Zimbabwe-based Edgetech Solutions is set to launch an m-payment service that uses sound-based communication technology in smartphones. 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,...

Company Spotlight
How Do mPOS Players Rank?
June 05, 2014

We admit it – we thought that just bringing you the monthly updates on mPOS was getting a little long of tooth. So, we decided to get a little “jiggy” with the mPOS Tracker. Starting this month, we’ll be going well beyond tracking only the...