Is unbundling the future? So it would seem. 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you...
Generating year-on-year growth of nearly 4 percent, Smart Payment Association (SPA) data indicates that 2.3 billion payment chip cards were shipped worldwide in 2017. While shipment volumes in China and the United States “continue to normalize,” contactless payment cards are more than 70 percent of...
With a new experimental feature, Airbnb hosts will be able to get a partial payment soon after a guest makes a booking. But as of now, Airbnb is only testing the feature and it is not permanent, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete...
Today PayPal is launching Checkout with Smart Payment Buttons, the latest salvo in the firm’s ongoing war against checkout friction. 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...
My plan on Friday evening was to write a hard-hitting piece on a services segment with incredible marketplace friction. Then I went to Whole Foods on the North Shore of Boston Saturday morning to do some grocery shopping. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The restaurant industry today is a study in contradictions. Census data tells us that roughly 44 percent of what consumers spend on food comes from restaurants, rather than groceries for home. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
With the growth of contactless payments, Precise Biometrics is teaming up with NXP Semiconductors for a smart card solution. Precise BioMatch® Card software will be integrated into NXP’s contactless biometric smart cards with the collaboration, Precise said in an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Before there was on demand, there was time shifting. 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...
SWIFT announced Thursday (May 24) that 25 percent of all SWIFT cross-border payment traffic is being sent over the global payments innovation — or gpi — in the 15 months since the service was rolled out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
