Do you know how many people prefer using credit cards as their primary instrument of choice? Or the number of financial institutions offering mobile P2P? Find these answers and more on this week’s Friday Factoids.
Now that we’ve braved the winter and Spring has sprung, many consumers are back in the spending mood. In a recent interview, PYMNTS spoke with Master Card SVP Sarah Quinlan, aka The “Duchess of Doom,” to understand what’s driving retail spending trends. As it turns...
Bitcoins for payroll and campaign contributions - and prices still sub-$500. Get caught up on all of the Bitcoin news this week.
The results of the annual Euromoney foreign exchange survey, which was first launched in 1976 have been released. The survey continues to be the key benchmark for the global FX industry and provides transparency and insight into the industry’s leading players. To learn about the...
Swedish mPOS firm iZettle has just closed out a lucrative €40M series C funding round led by London-based Zouk Capital. Zouk was joined by Dawn Capital, Intel Capital, and previous investors Creandum, Northzone, Index Ventures, Greylock Partners, and SEB Private Equity. iZettle offers a software/hardware package that allows any...
Fresh off of the latest rankings that place them at the absolute top of the e-commerce food chain, such that their annual sales out-stripe those of their next ten competitors combined, Amazon is not sitting on it laurels, and is instead pushing forward with its...
The website processes around 750 deliveries a day and growing at around 25 percent per month, according to the company.
With the new pilot project, companies like Oxigen, Airtel Money, Itz Cash, and mpesa can start offering cash-out facility through their network establishments across India.
This will be one of MasterCard's largest prepaid card programs in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) area.
