The flight and hotel search startup Hipmunk announced on its blog last week that it had raised $20 million in Series C funding. Oak Investment Partners led the way, which according to Hipmunk CEO Adam Goldstein has the necessary travel and mobile experience to really...
The Sears credit card, often one of the first credit-based products consumers receive, increasingly is being replaced by co-branded MasterCards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Lagos, Nigeria-based design company CreativityKills, hoping to bring PayPal to Nigeria, recently launched a petition on the website change.org. According to the petition, Nigeria is the largest African country and those individuals in the nation are currently unable to fully use PayPal. On some websites...
Wowsa. Talk about awakening the slumbering bear! This week economist and MPD Founder David Evans wins the prize for heating up the PYMNTS.com community with his article about Overstock not taking bitcoins, Overstock’s response and then Evans' response to the response! But there’s more! Readers...
Merchants processing through BluePay that don’t want to deal with trying to collect on their own their portion of the $7 billion interchange class-action settlement Visa and MasterCard struck with merchants in 2012 now have an alternative. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Sometimes an acquisition makes the most sense, while other times a simple partnership will help fill a product or service gap. Whatever the strategy, anticipated growth in point-of-sale demands has the acquiring industry in collaboration mode as key players look to fill emerging market needs.
Bradesco Seguros, a branch of one the big banks that offers medical insurance, will launch an Andorid and iOS m-wallet, developed by Scopus, which will enable customers to consolidate cards. Windows and tablet support will be available in a second phase. Get the Full Story...
Mobile apps can match taxi drivers to passengers, travelers with spare bedrooms and now liquor stores with people who want beer, wine and spirits delivered to their doorstep. Drizly has created a retail delivery network of liquor stores that consumers access via a mobile app...
The fees companies pay to accept card payments from customers have long been a point of contention. An Australian company, eWAY, is using a system from Xero that automates the ability to enable a surcharge on card payments while also giving buyers the chance to...
