The Bank of England will begin introducing plastic banknotes starting in 2016, Finexta reported on December 18. 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...
Sweden-based online payments provider Klarna has announced that it has acquired its Germany-based rival Sofort as part of a $150 million deal, Finextra reported on December 18. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has requested that financial companies disclose any student finance deals they may have with colleges and universities in the U.S., the government agency announced in a December 17 blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Russell Simmons will be back at Innovation Project 2014 but with a new twist with a spotlight on international companies trying to claim their stake in the U.S. payments and commerce markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
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Developing Your Payments Sixth Sense Psychologists have recently acknowledged that something commonly referred to as “the sixth sense” really does exist. Some attribute these strong hunches or “feelings” about what might happen in the future to people being uniquely in synch with the Earth’s magnetic...
Boston, MA – December 19, 2013 – With mobile phone use skyrocketing, banks and third parties are rushing to corner the market on person-to-person (P2P) payments. So, what’s holding P2P back? Consumers expect P2P services to be fast and free, a costly proposition when success...
Discover announced it would become EMVCo’s sixth member on September 3, acquiring a one-sixth ownership of the standards body and taking up a leading role in the organization’s management, technical and operational responsibilities in the process. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Conventional wisdom may dictate that Millennials don’t spend big, but a new Nielsen report finds one demographic bucks this trend. What are the keys to unlocking this potentially lucrative demographic? We break down new Nielsen data to reveal. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
