Russian Standard Bank, Mobile TeleSystems and MasterCard international payment system have presented NFC SIM cards, which allow making one-touch payments for purchases and services using Mobile MasterCard PayPass® technology in 700k locations in 51 countries. The use of Russian Standard Bank NFC MasterCard card requires...
The elephant in the EMV room: why should merchants even bother upgrading their terminals when mobile payments are what merchants really want? Well, because EMV is here, whether we like it or not. Gemalto, in a new report, examines the “myths” circulating about EMV and...
Technology provider GoDaddy announced today on a company blog post that it had a new innovation designed to help small businesses “get paid anytime, anywhere, and by any digital method.” The feature is called “Get Paid,” and lets small business owners create and send invoices...
Tablets are a staple now for small merchants who want a better way to interact with their customers. But just popular are tablets in the business world? Maybe more popular than you think. According to a recent survey, tablets are quickly becoming the “go-to” in...
For all of you bitcoin fanatics who also love MasterCard, some good news arrived this week. MasterCard filed a patent earlier this week that would potentially incorporate bitcoin into its design for a planned global online shopping cart. Titled ‘Payment Interchange for Use With Global...
There’s good news for the B2B e-commerce world. According to a recent Forrester Research study, 90 percent of businesses that sell online to customers saw an increase in revenue and profitability per customer order. Forrester interviewed 100 B2B companies that had implemented e-commerce within the...
Thousands of wallet-chain enthusiasts planning on attending Lollapalooza in Chicago this year face a difficult question—if they go cashless, is it stupid to secure a wallet to themselves by a visible chain, given that technically speaking, they don’t actually have to bring their wallet? The music...
A recent innovation launched by Telecom Italia will likely help cut down on the underground cash economy. According to Finextra, Telecom Italia will distribute mPOS chip card readers from payleven to small business customers. The move also coincides with legislation in Italy that requires firms...
Clarus Marketing Group launched a subscription program earlier this week, which according to a company release, will lower costs and simplify the online return process. Called Return Saver, the program lets consumers take advantage of returns delivered by FedEx Ground, which is the exclusive shipping...
