While Uber and other “ride-sharing” startups are facing increasing regulatory issues, a company called FlightCar just scored $13.5 million to allow people to share their rides — specifically, their cars — instead of parking them at the airport, according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story...
Shares of online auction giant eBay dropped almost 3 percent on the day Apple unveiled its new Apple Pay mobile payment system, USA Today reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Keeping fraud, policy misuse and waste in check when it comes to corporate card programs can be quite the grueling and costly task. In fact, on average, companies attribute 3-5 percent of their annual spend to fraud, waste, and misuse, says Manish Singh, Vice President...
“The consumer has become the point of sale.” At least that’s the perspective of SecureNet CEO Brent Warrington who offered a very pragmatic – and even sobering - view of omnichannel and a merchant’s ability to capitalize on the opportunity. He sat down with MPD...
Payments processor TransFirst, which filed for an initial public offering in July, may be an acquisition target instead. Potential buyers include CVC Capital Partners and Total System Services, better known as TSYS, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
One of the logos that wasn’t splashed across the screen during the launch of Apple Pay was PayPal. Bill Ready, CEO of PayPal’s Braintree unit, sat down with MPD CEO Karen Webster to answer some tough questions about whether or not PayPal sees Apple as...
Alibaba will have a record-breaking IPO next week, but it’s Amazon that owns the future of China’s $400 billion online shopping industry, argues Peter Fuhrman, CEO of investment bank China First Capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
McAllister Industries, a B2B distributor of prepaid phone cards to retailers, plans soon to publicly launch Redde Pay, providing its customers with an online-payments portal that will help them expand what they can sell to include other services, including bill payment, prepaid energy, prepaid wireless,...
An Illinois school district’s use of purchasing cards (P-cards) has resulted in a potential local state’s attorney’s office investigation. 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...
