NEM Ventures, the venture capital and investment arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, announced Thursday (Nov. 21) that it has made a strategic investment in Canadian cryptocurrency payments provider Cyclebit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
In a way, the earliest days of eCommerce and increasingly digital payments were about how all the new technology would transform legacy industries. Now, that question has shifted – and in many ways has become about which legacy technologies have yet to change and what...
One of the main tasks in 21st century physics is the search for the so-called “unified theory,” a single equation that explains the workings of the universe. Payments is a different game than theoretical physics, but the industry has its own push for unification —...
P2P payment services are stretching their wings, headed into the new decade with mostly robust growth – and even some new plans to gain customers and keep a tight hold on existing consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
FinTech company SPEZA announced that it will be able to accept China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), the world’s first sovereign digital currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Discover Bank has announced that customers of its savings and money market accounts can now use the Zelle network for person-to-person (P2P) money transfers, according to a press release on Monday (Oct. 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Sorry, Halloween — you offer so much fun and so much decadence. But these days, at least when it comes to payments and commerce, you are becoming just a stepping stone to the holiday shopping season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Ghana says it plans to eliminate paper from most services and transactions by next year as it aims to become Africa’s most digitalized economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
The buyer is in Canada. The seller is in Singapore. The transaction wends its way across borders, in the middle of the night, settling instantly. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
