Mobile

Will Your Next Payments Password Be Embedded, Injected Or Ingested?
April 20, 2015

The next wave in biometric ID for mobile payments will be devices that can be embedded, injected and ingested, according to a PayPal executive who’s working with developers who are working on the problem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Western Union: 60 Percent Of Our Customers Are Migrants Doing Remittances
April 20, 2015

Roughly 60 percent of Western Union’s customers are now migrants sending money back to their home countries — and the shape of that remittance business isn’t necessarily what many payments-industry people assume. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Mobile
At Long Last, Multi-Card Mimic Coin Ships
April 20, 2015

The Coin is finally in circulation. After months of delays, payment device startup Coin has started to ship its card that gives users access to as many as eight payment cards, the company said on Friday (April 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Mobile
Discover Accounts Can Now Be Frozen Via Mobile
April 17, 2015

Discover has rolled out an exclusive feature for its consumer credit cards that lets customers block use of the card through a mobile app in near-real time, but without canceling the card, the company announced on Wednesday (April 15). Get the Full Story Complete the...

Mobile
Fashion Shopping App Spring Snags $25M
April 17, 2015

Mobile fashion shopping platform Spring has closed a $25 million investment and — after eight months iOS-only — launched an Android version of its app, Fortune reported on Thursday (April 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Europe
Rocket Internet Buys Food-Delivery Startup Volo
April 17, 2015

German food-delivery startup Volo has been acquired by Rocket Internet, just days after the Samwer Brothers’ startup factory invested in one of Volo’s soon-to-be-direct competitors, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Alternative Finances
Acorns Closes $23M Round, Is Set To Launch A Wearable App
April 16, 2015

It’s now clear where this month’s $10.5 million in funding for investment app Acorns came from — and what it’s for. On Wednesday (April 15) Acorns said it has raised $23 million in a funding round that will let it launch its first app for...

International
Is Yahoo Buying Foursquare?
April 16, 2015

Yahoo, flush with cash from the sale of its stake in Alibaba and anxious to remake itself as a mobile-based business, may be in late-stage discussions to acquire Foursquare, according to TechCrunch — which admits that even its own sources at Yahoo don’t agree on...

International
Android Malware Creator And Gang Nabbed In Russia
April 14, 2015

Russian police have arrested five alleged members of a cybercrime gang responsible for Android malware that both stole payment card data and locked up smartphones, demanding a ransom, Forbes reported on Monday (April 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...