June 02, 2015
Payments Executives Pay Tribute To Amex’s Ed Gilligan
The payments community was saddened by the tragic news last week that American Express President, Ed Gilligan died unexpectedly after becoming ill on a flight home. Gilligan had been with the...
May 29, 2015
Google Unveils Android Pay — Gets Big Name Support
Google gave a sneak peek yesterday (May 28) into the news that the payments industry has been waiting for since the launch of Apple Pay: Android Pay. Android Pay is the latest...
May 27, 2015
US Card Spend Neared $5 Trillion In 2014
While the figures are nowhere near where they were 10 years ago, the credit card market share in terms of payment card volume still gives an edge toward credit cards,...
April 25, 2015
Shake The PYMNTS Magic 8 Ball
While you might have missed it, this week the finest tool designed by man to predict the future made its triumphant return to the market in digital form. We are...
April 13, 2015
The Year of Payments – 2015 – One Quarter In
According to the Chinese lunar calendar, 2015 is the Year of the Sheep. Sheep, so says the Chinese astrological calendar, are gentle, calm and cute – animals seen as symbols...
April 13, 2015
This Is Your Brain on Money
“We are creatures of fear and greed.” So says Kabir Sehgal about the human race. And while such an observation on its face may seem cynical, the elemental truth...
March 26, 2015
Federal P-Card Program Looks Toward The Future
There are still three years remaining on the current contracts for SmartPay, the federal card program that covers purchase, fleet, travel and integrated charge cards. But the U.S. General Services...
March 13, 2015
MasterCard On Barcelona’s Biggest Themes
This year’s Mobile World Congress may have ended a week ago, but post-conference conversations on where mobile’s going next abound. Following exciting, game-changing announcements made by MasterCard and other key...
March 04, 2015
Citi And MasterCard Sign New Ten Year Deal
In an announcement released this morning (March 4), Citibank said that it has signed a “new and expanded” deal that will align debit and credit cards issued by Citibank with the MasterCard...