The European payment landscape is complex and fragmented. According to a survey conducted by Forrester Research, one in two European online buyers does not own a credit card and therefore cannot pay with Europe’s most offered online payment method. Despite the introduction of Euro in...
Deutsche Telekom has just announced a partnership with MasterCard to introduce its NFC-powered PayPass digital wallet platform across Europe. This technology is extremely user friendly and as easy to use as 123: Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
No, I’m not talking about the creepy Natalie Portman movie by the same name, but the concept that describes a surprise event, something unpredicted yet extraordinarily powerful – an event whose impact reshapes the future in dramatic ways. The concept was given business context after...
Several of the new credit card products being issued in 2012 are confirming what Chase’s David Gold told us several weeks ago: cash-back rewards programs are heating up, and attracting many competitors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
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After analysts at Jeffries reported that Wal-Mart stores were pulling American Express’ Bluebird prepaid products from its shelves, competing prepaid specialist Green Dot Corp. saw its stock price rise by nearly 13 percent at one point last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
MasterCard has partnered with the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) to help provide employment opportunities for women in India. To spur growth, MasterCard is supporting the development of a Rural Urban Development Initiative (RUDI) processing center near Vadodara, Gujarat, a release says. MasterCard says its philanthropic efforts...
Publix Super Markets dropped its online ordering service in 2003, then reinstated it, then dropped it again earlier this year. Now, the Florida-based grocer says it will resume some e-commerce operations, according to Internet Retailer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
A new competitor in the deal site space — otherwise populated by firms like Fab.com and Rue La La — says it generated $42 million in revenues in the first half of 2012, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...