Digital payments
Digital payments
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Facebook officially launched Marketplace today to make it easier for its users to buy and sell stuff with others near them. But for the time being, Facebook is keeping the payments aspect of this project at arm's length.
October 3 -
EMV chip cards have delivered on their promise to halt counterfeit fraud at the physical point of sale. But for a technology developed long before the invention of e-commerce, mobile wallets and the word "omnichannel," delivering on its promise still feels like falling short.
October 2 -
Restaurants are burdened by a basic payroll issue that might be easily solved by technology, and investors are taking notice.
October 2 -
Simple, the digital-only "neobank" owned by BBVA Compass, is testing out its second product, a contemporary twist on the traditional joint account.
September 30 -
A year after the U.S. EMV liability shift kicked the country's migration into high gear, there are still major hurdles to widespread adoption. The shift took effect Oct. 1, 2015, placing liability on the party unable to handle EMV security, but even this incentive wasn't enough to get everyone on board at the same time.
September 30 -
Samsung Pay has partnered with Quotient Technology to bring users an in-app coupon service and a function that lets them restore information when they sign in from a new device.
September 29 -
NCR, which is primarily known for its ATMs and point of sale hardware, is taking more steps into digital banking.
September 28 -
Generation Z, the generation following what is commonly referred to as the Millennials, has only just formed its identity, yet its older members are already preparing to enter the workforce and take part in modern commerce.
September 28 -
Citi will join Early Warning's clearXchange, giving the bank-operated digital transfer network a boost as it takes on apps like PayPals Venmo.
September 28 -
Walmart Stores Inc. is in advanced discussions to invest as much as $1 billion into Indias Flipkart Online Services Pvt, an alliance that could help the companies battle Amazon.com Inc. in e-commerce, according to a person familiar with the matter.
September 28 -
Nodding to a future in which innovation can come from almost anywhere and personal relationships matter just as much if not more than invention, Mastercard is changing how developers access the payment network to bring new ideas to life.
September 28 -
British cosmetics powerhouse The Body Shop this week will accept Alipay at three of its London stores, through a new integration by Germany-based Wirecard.
September 28 -
USAA is a famously fast adopter of new technology, but that also means it must constantly tune up past investments to meet customer demand.
September 26 -
For merchants still on the fence about whether to buy Square Inc.s $49 contactless card reader, theres a new enticement to consider: Square has sped up the time it takes to accept EMV cards by 1.5 seconds.
September 26 -
The prevailing accounts payable model simply can't handle the sharing economy (also called the "gig economy"), according to Dovi Frances, who's putting cash and influence behind that theory.
September 25 -
Payza, the online payment gateway, is launching direct credit card processing to online businesses and merchants in Europe.
September 23 -
The U.S. shift to EMV-chip card security hasn't been smooth. Many companies saw the card networks' Oct. 1, 2015 fraud liability shift date as a starting point rather than a deadline, and even the companies that thought they would be unaffected by the EMV transition found themselves dealing with major headaches.
September 23 -
Starting today, banks and credit unions will get two extra chances every 24 hours to handle Automated Clearing House (ACH) credit payments. But by itself, same-day speed may not be enough to meet the demands of an increasingly digital world.
September 23 -
Walmart's new pact with JPMorgan Chase is anything but routine. From the perspective of Walmart, this deal hands it a long-desired holy grail: less expensive Visa transactions.
September 22 -
Mastercard's HomeSend joint venture is partnering with the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia to provide more than 100 million Ethiopians the ability to send funds directly to any mobile number in the country.
September 22





