John Adams

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple Pay jumps in Australia; Blockchain advances for health care payments; A new DLT group in Europe; Facebook suffers another security vulnerability.

Amazon’s incursion into brick and mortar has been aggressive, but not without its share of course corrections. The latest is a new round of price cuts at Whole Foods amid whispers of slow Prime traffic at the high-end grocer.

Large investment houses see an opportunity to improve financial conditions for contract workers, accelerate evolution away from cash to digital payments, expand the smartphone as a commerce device and streamline user experience.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon cuts prices at Whole Foods; eBay alters its advertising strategy; Georgia Tech suffers a breach; Amazon extends contract with Delta Airlines.

FIS’s $43 billion agreement to acquire Worldpay and Fiserv’s $22 billion deal to buy First Data are largely closing the gaps between financial technology and merchant acquiring. But these mergers are only the first of many steps.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Coinbase and Ripple partner for payment feature; Fingopay will launch vein payments in Manchester; Fintechs ManoMano and Novo draw investors.

The gig economy presents many challenges in its reliance on a freelance workforce. Among those is the task of managing corporate spending for workers that don't use a corporate card or expense platform.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Google enhances invoice editing; Consumers may use Apple Pay more with a card; Facebook's hiring more blockchain talent; Researchers spot advanced keylogging.

Mastercard has spent years attempting to overhaul transit payments to allow riders to pay with a contactless credit or debit card. This time around, it expects Apple Pay to play a significant role.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Square and Apple Pay go to the ballpark; Government payment gateway draws funds; CoinAcquiring approaches merchants; Movie ticket subscriptions get even more crowded.