Yesterday a curious phenomenon swept the nation--a sudden and overwhelming desire to be in a bar of the middle of the work day watching international soccer. In cities across the nation bars suddenly had more patrons than stools, leaving thousands of thirsty customers standing and...
Intuit is “PayWithCoin” enabling small biz and the CFPB is giving this crypto currency a look-see. One family is taking its vacation this summer to places that only accept BTC but you’ll need cold hard cash to buy any of the stash seized by the...
Omnichannel is a riddle wrapped in an enigma, enabling multiple payment methods and offers across devices and channels with one single view of the customer. Solving that riddle can only mean one thing: having a single data stream that follows that consumer. MPD CEO Karen...
There is no doubt that the Target breach was the catalyst for igniting EMV in the US. But why did it take such an extreme event to move merchants and issuers into an EMV frame of mind? In a recent podcast interview, MPD CEO Karen...
April showers bring May flowers … and consumer spending, as it turns out. MasterCard SVP Sarah Quinlan tells MPD CEO Karen Webster that spending by consumers remains strong, fueled by travel and increased spend in a retail category that may surprise you. Listen in to...
Take a cloud-based credit card vault, bring it to 71 countries, and integrate it with 29 payment gateways. What do you get? Spreedly. Last year, we spoke with the company’s CEO Justin Benson to get the scoop on what Spreedly brings to the table –...
EMV. It’s the three-letter word that could completely redefine the checkout experience, especially as it relates to mobile payments. While it may be clear to most how EMV will better secure card-present transactions, how will it come into play with contactless mobile transactions?
Square co-founder Jim McKelvey is taking what he learned about innovation when launching Square to new start-ups in St. Louis. He believes that all successful innovators need three things to succeed, unless they are in financial services. In this week's Innovator Insight series MPD CEO...
PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. Follow 303 Cryptocurrencies here. Bitcoin Tracker | Week 29 Bitcoin is still narrowly below $600 this week, at $597.46, up from $584.22 on June 12th, according to the PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price index. Despite the slight increase in trading...
