Mobile savings app iBotta has finished off a $20 million funding round lead by notable Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jim Clark—founder of Netscape, Silicon Graphics and WebMD. TechCrunch reports that Clark, as a result of the funding, joined the company’s board of directors. iBotta helps users save...
The slow path to digital wallets ignition has caused some in the business to say that they’re all but dead and more or less the payments equivalent of the Edsel. Fact or just a case of underestimating the slog that is ignition in payments? MPD...
MasterCard announced that it has released its Ukash Travel Money Prepaid card designed to give UK tourists the best possible foreign exchange rate this summer, according to a company release. Launched by Ukash, a payments innovator, there are no charges for sign-up, transactions, or ATM...
According to a recent survey by Aite Group, 70 percent of the credit cards in the U.S. will be EMV-enabled by next year. Additionally, 45 percent of U.S. debit cards will have the EMV technology. A company statement explained that the report investigated the changeover...
Successful fleet management is hardly a simple task, especially with evolving technologies and mandates across the U.S. about the need for “green” fueling options. So, what can managers do to ensure that they’re getting a true bang for their buck, while also keeping company information...
The answer to that question is not as simple as it might seem. According to a recent post by AHA News Now, virtual credit cards (VCC) serve as proxies for payment information and keep it more secure. However, the providers are often hit with significant...
Earlier this week, PayPal announced that it would no longer be offering a mobile check deposit feature. A recent article Consumerist article reported that one of its own employees had previously used the feature with PayPal, and received a short notification from the company about...
Carrier-billing payments specialist Boku today touches 4 billion consumers worldwide through 270 carrier connections. Former Visa exec and now Boku’s CEO, Jon Prideaux, sees that as a unique and logical springboard to moving its product from digital to “real world” products. Market Platform Dynamics CEO...
Boston-based LevelUp has officially taken its iBeacon pilots out of stealth and is now running full tilt with this new technology. But today’s announcement is just the beginning of LevelUp’s plans to enhance the consumer experience and give merchants new options for serving them. PYMNTS...
