The Central Bank in Ecuador is trying to launch a national mobile payment scheme that is designed to handle B2B transactions (along with P2P, top-up, cash in and out, in-store purchases and electronic receipts), deliver a very low rate (a $50 charge costs four cents,...
Talking revenue or net income in the billions isn’t something shocking for Apple, but hitting that billionth mark for sales of its iOS devices is, which apple is expected to do this quarter, according to a Seeking Alpha report released Wednesday (Oct. 22). Get the...
The results of a national survey released Tuesday (Oct. 21) reveal that a majority of Americans are comfortable sharing personal information, particularly when there’s rewards information to gain from sharing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Former PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian is the lead investor in a $12 million funding round for P2P lender Payoff, becoming the latest big name from the traditional financial-services world to jump on the P2P bandwagon, Finextra reported on Wednesday (Oct. 22). Get the Full Story...
An academic researcher at MIT has found a way to predict the price of Bitcoins, according to an article put out Tuesday (Oct. 21) from the school’s news service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Just under half of U.S. consumers with payment cards say they would avoid shopping this holiday season at retailers who suffered data breaches in the past year, Chain Store Age reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Mobile-payments startup Mozido has collected the first $185 million of a planned $400 million round of financing led by MasterCard, the Austin Business Journal reported on Wednesday (Oct. 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
The day after Apple rolled out its Apple Pay payments system with fingerprint authentication, Google announced that it is adopting a different sort of hardware to replace passwords: an industry-standard USB key, according to Secure ID News. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
More than six times as many malware attacks on Android systems were registered this year than last year, according to a report released Tuesday (Oct. 21) by Kaspersky Lab and Interpol. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
