In the ancient world, trade between civilizations was highly inefficient. To conduct commerce, a seller and a buyer had to agree to converge in a common location and overcome the barriers of an uncommon language and currency. This friction led to the eventual rise of...
Last year, pop hit machine Taylor Swift publicly denounced labels’ and producers’ control of publishing, which comes down to royalties. For old-school rockers, Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) fans may recall that bandleader John Fogerty fought labels and bandmates for years over royalty rip-offs. Get the...
Riding public transportation in a foreign city is always something of an adventure, especially if one can’t speak or read the local language. Such was the experience of Visa Senior Vice President of Global Seller Products Jason Blackhurst in trying to take public transportation during an...
Payments have long been the conduit for new and different experiences in commerce. Look no further than the past year as proof as contactless payments, digital banking and digital wallets gained significant traction. Cryptos, too, of course — and bit by bit, we’re seeing the...
Apple Card outages being reported on Wednesday (June 2) seem to be affecting people’s ability to make purchases and appear to be an ongoing issue, according to Twitter and other reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
“Latin America is one of the last frontiers where everything is completely ‘legacy.’ The technology is fragmented and unstandardized. It’s been a blank canvas,” Kushki CEO Aron Schwarzkopf told Karen Webster. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
There is a tendency to associate cash-based consumers with developing economies and the world’s unbanked population. 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...
Usually when people say something “isn’t what it used to be,” it’s not meant as a compliment — the implication is that whatever it is now is less than it was before. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Repay Holdings Corporation is teaming up with Paysafe to facilitate online cash payments to lenders and other merchants, the companies announced in a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
