Isis Uploads New Video Series In Preparation for Pilot Launch
July 17, 2012

Isis recently released several video tutorials explaining the digital wallet’s payments features, perhaps indicating that the official launch date of its pilot programs in Austin and Salt Lake City is approaching. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Yahoo Co-Founder Yang Invests In Gift Card Startup
July 17, 2012

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang was among the investors who led a $4.8 million round of funding for Openbucks, a startup creating a gift card-based payment network, TechCrunch reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

CommBank Launches Its Own Mobile POS Suite
July 17, 2012

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank launched a full suite of products to help retailers process payments at the point of sale. 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...

Green Dot Lands Prepaid Partnership With Kmart
July 17, 2012

Green Dot is behind the new MasterCard prepaid card being offered at Kmart locations across the country. 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...

King Cash: Time To Dethrone?
July 17, 2012

Nebo Djurdjevic is CEO at Cardis International, a payments company based in the Netherlands that’s hoping to disrupt low-value payments. At its core, Cardis attempts to reduce per-transaction costs for low-value payments by aggregating them together into one transfer — but there’s much more to the...

How Popular Are Mobile Barcodes?
July 17, 2012

Roughly 21 million American adults used mobile barcodes in 2011, according to eMarketer, representing 147 percent growth from the prior year. The research group expects barcode penetration to go even further over the next few years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Understanding MasterCard’s New SMB Service Network
July 17, 2012

On name alone, it’s difficult to know what the MasterCard Business Network is all about — a “business network” could refer to a great many things, after all. But in fact, the new platform for MasterCard’s small and medium-sized business partners needs a broad name, because...

What Does SEPA Signify For The Payments Industry?
July 16, 2012

If I sound a little skeptical, it’s because I wonder why there is such excitement over the fact, that there is now a final date, via a European Directive, to implement SEPA Credit Transfers and Euro Direct Debits. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Get In The Express Lane
July 16, 2012

Interbank Card Center of Turkey, BKM, has recently launched a digital wallet platform, EXPRESS, that makes online purchases both more convenient and less time-consuming. Cardholders are able to shop online using only a password from their mobile phones without the need to input any card...