As Apple cautiously establishes a foothold in China for the eventual rollout of Apple Pay there, other international payments services are already finding China to be one of their biggest markets, Chinese tech blog TechNode reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Dollar General, the nation’s largest discount retailer by store count with more than 11,500 locations in 40 states, has announced that the franchise would be accepting American Express cards as a form of payment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Although it’s hardly unusual for large companies to hire former cyberthieves—even convicted ones—to test security defenses, a U.K. study has found the effort increasingly common due to a shortage of security professionals with experience breaking into secure systems. Sometimes apparently, it really does take a...
Traditions die hard, but it when comes to Americans leaving family and turkey to head to the mall on Thanksgiving, it’s a terrible idea for those aged 55 and older (16 percent approve) but a “great” idea for about half of those polled aged 18-34,...
Global provider of integrated payment solution Paymetric drives over $30 billion worth of payments, the company said in a recent interview with PYMNTS. Paymetric aims to help others accept, secure and optimize payments, expediting the order-to-cash process – but it’s not the only player in...
Seamless, the company behind the mobile payment solution SEQR, recruited Beverly Cole as its new U.S. Head of Sales, according to a company release. Previously, Cole held various lead positions in finance and technology, and most recently comes form First Data, where she was SVP...
McDonalds is now reporting that Apple Pay is the payment mechanism behind 50 percent of all of its tap-to-pay transactions, which is more impressive than it sounds given the many years McDonalds has been accepting contactless payments. McDonalds has also been creative–although possibly impractical–about taking...
BNP Paribas analyst Johann Palychata has published an article arguing that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could shake up traditional banking and financial services, Cash & Treasury Management File reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Xapo, a bitcoin startup, has launched a wallet app for iOS, making its mobile wallet easy for consumers to use, Payments Source reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
