Central bankers of in South Asian countries have reached an agreement on the need for the enforcement of payment and settlement system (PSS) in the SAARC region. The SAARC region is an economic and geopolitical cooperation among Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and...
Zendesk is expected to go public on Thursday in an IPO that may be very important to the postponed initial offering from Box. The on-demand customer service platform provider will be the first IPO from anyone in the Bay Area in over a month. Investors...
The past year has been a busy one for healthcare, with drastic changes in coverage, insurance options, taxes, and overall reform. The 2013 Trends in Healthcare Payments report showcases the market trends that are impacting the industry.
Data security breaches have had heads spinning throughout the payments ecosystem as merchants sort through a variety of options designed to keep cardholder data safe. While it is now clear that there is no “silver bullet” to be found, there is merit in having a...
A North American bill pay technology provider, TIO Networks announced a partnership with New Jersey’s Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), to set up bill payment kiosks in 16 of the companies walk-in customer service centers. PSE&G will be able to offer its 1.8 million gas...
XX Startups promise to make payments life a breeze. EMV. eCommerce. OpenStack. All at the click of a mouse.
President Obama made National Small Business Week official, even signing a proclamation to do so. “Small businesses represent an ideal at the heart of our Nation’s promise — that with ingenuity and hard work, anyone can build a better life,” the president’s proclamation begins. “They are also...
Warmer weather last month got more folks to leave their homes, and to shop. Same-store spending in April grew 4.1 percent, a full percentage point above March’s year-over-year growth, according to First Data’s SpendTrend report. Other research, however, suggests consumer confidence in their financial situation...
Maybe the cards filling up consumers’ wallets are just making less room for cash, but nearly eight out of 10 (78 percent) U.S. consumers carry less than $50 with them at any one time, with 49 percent carrying $20 or less, new survey data show....
