February 09, 2017
Apple’s In-Store Story, Android Pay Goes Wearable And Samsung Open...
As mobile payments continue their race into the mainstream, land grab expansion seems to have become the name of the game. Summed up in a single word, the theme of...
January 27, 2017
B2B FinTech Goes High-Tech For Funding
The U.S. is no longer the world’s largest market for FinTech investment, according to the latest report from Citigroup, released this week. Analysts found that, in the first nine months...
January 20, 2017
Mastercard’s Four Pillars Of B2B Payments Innovation
Oftentimes, there’s so much fascination with new technologies and advancements in consumer-facing payments that the other side of payments doesn’t quite get it’s due. But there’s a great deal of...
December 30, 2016
PYMNTS’ 2016 Roundup: Retail Edition
There’s no doubt about it. This year has been big for retail — big on change, innovation and some surprises along the way. EMV changed the payments game in the U.S. Consumers...
November 09, 2016
Blockchain Tracker: SEB’s New York Bridge To Stockholm, Credit Cards...
Blockchain may be building bridges quicker than expected. Quite possibly, the biggest blockchain news this week was that Swedish bank SEB announced that intends to build a blockchain channel between...
October 18, 2016
Amex’s Latest SMB Pursuit
American Express is a leader in the commercial card world but typically holds a reputation for servicing high-spending corporates. Now, the company is looking to take market share away from...
October 17, 2016
Truth Less Strange Than Fiction Edition: Coupa, Amex/SMBs And IoT...
Most people know the expression “truth is stranger than fiction,” though a smaller number know that it comes via American quote factory Mark Twain. An even small number then that...
October 05, 2016
MineralTree, Visa Push For Cards In Accounts Payable
Today, accounts payable firm MineralTree announced a collaboration with Visa with a goal of helping corporates pay their suppliers by virtual card. Their partnership will create a platform in which...
August 05, 2016
Eleven Arrested For Ties To $17.3M, One-Day Japan ATM Heist
Authorities in Niigata, Japan are making headway in their investigation of a heist that took place back in May where approximately $17.3 million was stolen from cash machines across the...