With version 5.1 of Facebook’s iPhone app, which just launched yesterday, you can enjoy the added support of Facebook’s new Gifts feature, which allows you to send real gifts to your friends. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
This past Sunday was exactly one year since Groupon raised $700 million to make it the largest IPO by a U.S.-based Internet company since 2004. On Nov. 4, 2011, shares sold at $20 a pop, and pushed higher during the day to close at $26.11...
At MasterCard’s recently inaugurated Dublin Labs office a new mobile app was unveiled. Koy is an app available on most smartphones, which combines coupons and local deals with social media. The idea is you redeem a coupon and share it with your friends, over and...
Since 2010 the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) has been conducting extensive payments surveys to its population. The bank asked over seven thousand people to keep a diary of all their payments, to better understand payment trends in the country. In 2010 the study revealed that...
For many expats sending money home or receiving money abroad is more of an adventure than a simple task. If you choose to use a bank there are still many costs involved and traditional transfer schemes such as Western Union are only offer money for...
When the European General Court’s MasterCard Judgment came down my wife and I were celebrating a significant wedding anniversary with a long-planned trip to Sicily. Even though I was curious, and EU court decisions are most riveting, I decided to stick with a Nesbo mystery...
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Location-based services are expected to generate $4.4 billion in global revenue in 2012. 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....
When PaySimple named Andrew Lanthier as its new Chief Technology Officer on October 10, its message was clear: we’re getting serious about scale. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...