When first unveiled under the name project Oscar, Weve was a collaboration between British telecoms EE, Telefonica and Vodafone to grab a piece of the set-to-ignite-any-minute mobile market in 2012. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Blackhawk Network announced that it has completed the acquisition of Dallas, Texas-based CardLab, Inc., and online provider of prepaid and rewards cards. The move comes as part of Blackhawk’s overall transition to expand their business beyond the physical retailer into B2B channels that see cards used as inentives...
Incumbents such as Western Union and MoneyGram do it. Traditional players do it. So, still, do some banks. And Telcos do too in some markets. The “it” is enable people to move money to each other in and between countries. Hugo Cuevas-Mohr shares insights gleaned...
As it turns out, when it comes to marketing value for retailers, name recognition isn’t everything. It seems in the case of the niche social media site Tumblr it seems less can be more–as long as the less doesn’t refer to money. According to Adobe’s...
While many in the retail and payments space are waiting to see if Apple will delivery on all the speculation on its future as the brand that launched mobile payments, at least one major chain says the see the potential for the future in the...
To get a glimpse of what the future of government procurement within the European Union will look like, one need look no further than PEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement Online), which is at the heart of the region’s eProcurement strategy. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The Amazon Audible unit lets shoppers sign up using fake payment card data, fake E-mail addresses and fake names and then permits them to download lots of audio books before it even tries to verify the payment credentials, according to a report in Gizmodo. Even...
The city council in Aberdeen processes some 75,000 invoices each year from 147 registered suppliers. To help it process those invoices more effectively, the Scottish city next month will go live with its implementation of a cloud-based eInvoicing software system. Get the Full Story Complete...
Buoyed by low interest rates and increasingly favorable market conditions, banks are expanding their lending footprint into commercial real estate and construction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
