MasterCard’s Embrace of APIs Leads It to Smaller Clients
MasterCard Inc. has confirmed what many suspected: that is application programming interface, or API, offerings are leading to a larger population...
Risk & Security
Apple Pay to Hit 1.5 Million Locations by Yearend
Soon, there will be 1.5 million chances for you to bump into Apple Pay. That's because Apple Pay is expected to...
3 Startups to Watch: FrankMoney, Text a Loan, TravelersBox
This week's Startups to Watch help solve three consumer problems: seeing how donations get used, getting loans fast, and ditching pesky...
Utility Payments in Africa Draw 2 Startups — From the U.S.
M-Pesa is far from the only FinTech innovation happening in Africa, but its value proposition -- moving money through the...
After 5 Years in Subprime, ZestFinance Elbows In to Near-Prime Personal Loans
After five years plying the subprime lending sector, ZestFinance is finally moving into near-prime credit for debt consolidation. Known for its Big...
Wells Fargo Goes AWOL With Its Mobile Performance Data
Transparency took a left hook to chin yesterday when Wells Fargo & Co. chose to withhold a crucial piece of...
Biometrics Get a Boost with MasterCard’s ‘Selfie Pay’ Test
Would you like to authenticate a payment with a selfie? MasterCard hopes you do. The use case is simple. Swipe...
New Bitcoin Email Service Compounds Digital Currency Complexity
It is called "cool" on Reddit, but the new bitcoin email transfer service called MoneyPacket.org just adds complexity to the...
ATM Skimming Rising, Again
Do you know what ATM stands for? For crooks, it stands for A Thief’s Moneymaker. A new report from FICO...
Narrative Science Sets Sights on Robo Advisory
Narrative Science, which transforms data into narratives, is largely focused on assisting humans in wealth management. But a new opportunity...
