Lootsie, a start-up designed to allow developers to add reward programs to their games and other apps, has announced taking in an additional $3.5 million in funding. Co-founder and President Brandon Werber told TechCrunch that the announced take represents funding that the company took in over time...
A recent survey by FICO indicates that Millennials are more likely to embrace alternative banking services than their older counterparts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
As the liability shift creeps closer (245 days as of the writing of this article) in the U.S., the migration to EMV is progressing well, according to MasterCard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plans for his social network are clear: “We’re making progress towards connecting the world,” he wrote in prepared remarks in the company’s fourth-quarters earnings release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
On Jan. 22, 1984, Apple ran a commercial during the third quarter of the Super Bowl that helped define its brand, teasing to the release of the Apple Computer Macintosh that ended by saying “you’ll see why 1984 won’t seem like 1984.” Get the Full Story Complete...
Some thirty years ago, what made Datacap Systems, Inc. unique was that it was first to bring integrated payments into cash register technology. Now, as POS technology has evolved, the meaning of the buzzword “integrated payments” to traditional acquirers and innovators alike has completely morphed...
Bitcoin’s economics are inherently flawed and it isn’t mature enough for mass adoption, according to Greg Baxter, Citi’s head of digital strategy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Barely 24 hours after Apple announced the biggest quarterly profit in history, smartphone rival Samsung Electronics reported that its own quarterly earnings fell 27 percent in Q4, and it now sells just about as many smartphones as Apple. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
A war of words between the Chinese commerce ministry and Alibaba may now be cooling down after several days of heated rhetoric that has seen accusations, threats and personal attacks, after a government report last week criticized Alibaba’s Taobao, China’s largest online marketplace, for the...
