While there are no shortage of electric cards that promise to be a physical home for all of a consumer’s divergent plastic rectangles, Stratos stands out and is reportedly close to shipping out to the public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Telecoms beware, a new player with almost unimaginably deep pockets is stepping onto the field and potentially changing its pitch entirely. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
It didn’t take long for Costco to replace American Express and find new partners for its co-branded credit cards as the wholesaler retailer announced Monday (March 2) that it has chosen Citigroup and Visa as its new credit partners starting April 1, 2016. Get the...
Visa is extending its presence into the African mobile money market through a new partnership with Bharti Airtel to bring mobile payments services to seven additional countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
To help consumers find those red-hot deals, Target is trying out its REDperks mobile loyalty app with hopes that the tech-friendly consumer will use it to drive up the retailer’s in-store sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Alibaba has got its hands into another investment — and this time it’s putting $316 million into a startup that helps Taiwanese entrepreneurs get their business up and running, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
While it has been widely known for months that Ant Financial Services Group — Alibaba’s financial arm — has been developing a credit scoring service, the company has now officially started offering the service with the backing of China’s Central Bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Billion dollar companies lose 3 percent or more of their revenues a year to mobile fraud. Many have resorted to frequent, impractical creation of complicated passwords to stop these losses – but that just isn’t cutting it. Biometrics, however, introduce “a new paradigm in user...
After years of pushing e-commerce sites to be more mobile friendly, Google is now pushing retailers to make their Android apps more search friendly as well, according to a post on the company’s blog for webmasters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
