Last week, I was given a copy of the UBS report on Apple Pay. It claims that the launch of Apple Pay has accelerated the efforts of the retailers to join forces with banks to create bank-branded wallets. It says that these bank-branded wallets would...
“While I praise the sheer ingenuity of bitcoin and its payments innovation, it should be buried.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
In response to what they are calling a change in consumer shopping, Macy’s Inc. has announced plans to change how it stocks and sells clothing and other items. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and its financial-services affiliate have agreed to invest $575 million to jointly in India’s One97 Communications Ltd.’s online-payment and marketplace businesses, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Apple Pay is heading north, with a Canadian launch planned for early 2015, according to sources cited by 9to5 Mac. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
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Just two months ago, Softcard announced it was launching a new national $1.5 million campaign to invigorate its digital wallet with a Muppet named Tappy. Two months later, Tappy’s future may be uncertain as Softcard has announced it’s taking cost-cutting measures and cutting 60 jobs,...
As chatter builds around the topic of mobile health, Walgreens is giving the industry a major boost in hopes of facilitating the widespread adoption of health care on the smartphone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The heads of China’s two leading e-commerce conglomerates are in the midst of a very public exchange of criticism as the two spar for their share of the world’s largest market of Internet users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
