In October when America catches up to Europe with EMV, e-commerce will take a hit
By Bernard Lunn In October, America will finally make the transition to chip and pin cards. Chip and pin cards...
Payments
Digital Customers at BBVA Hit 30% of Total
BBVA is continuing its march to digitalization. The Spanish bank, among the world's most aggressive in pursuing a digital strategy,...
1 Second Delay in Transaction Time Costs 12 Customers, Braintree Says
Slower transaction times mean lost customers and lost revenue. Literally. Tyson Hackwood, head of Asia for PayPal subsidiary Braintree, said...
Synchrony Provisioning for Samsung, Google and CurrentC in the Works
Synchrony Financial is actively engaged in the work to allow its cards to run through Samsung Pay, Android Pay and CurrentC,...
Wells Fargo Shoots For Innovation Headcount of 130
Catherine Bessant, Bank of America's chief technology officer, recently said that innovation labs were not in the cards for her...
MasterCard Beefs Up Its Fintech Acquisitions
You certainly can't accuse MasterCard of ignoring FinTech innovators. In addition to running hackathons with startups all over the globe -- the...
Want to Build a ‘Buy Button’? Better Write a Check to Amazon
Stripe just got a heap of cash to work on Buy Buttons with Visa. (And the payment upstart is now...
Why Starbucks Is Launching Stars, a Currency Based on — You Guessed It — Coffee
Yesterday, Starbucks introduced Stars, a coffee-based currency that will work outside its stores, and mobile payment volume of 20%. Just another...
In Spending Mode, Discover’s Direct Bank Expenses Climb 18%
Discover Financial Services might be the major FI most engaged in spending on information technology today. Which is why it...
CurrencyTransfer.com Prepares Major Funding Round
CurrencyTransfer.com, a currency exchange marketplace for businesses, is preparing a major funding round from institutional investors later this year, the...
