August 27, 2012
iZettle Goes To Android, But Can Square Go To Europe?
Last week iZettle reached a much anticipated goal: Its dongle-based card processing systems is finally compatible with Android Devices. This service will be available first in Sweden, where the company...
August 09, 2012
Will Square On Caffeine Ignite Mobile?
So much for the dog days of summer! The Starbucks/Square wallet news turned an unusually hot summer (both temperatures and payments news) into a real scorcher. EVERYONE in the payments...
August 06, 2012
Visa Europe Exec Talks Mobile Expansion
Visa Europe recently announced a partnership with Telefónica Digital, and at the same time, forecasted that by 2020, 50 percent of Visa transactions will be from a mobile device. PYMNTS.com...
July 22, 2012
How Lucrative Is LevelUp For Merchants?
LevelUp made news about a week ago when it announced that it was eliminating interchange fees for its merchant customers. Instead, LevelUp said it would assess a fee based on...
July 09, 2012
Is Europe Ready For The Deutsche/MasterCard Partnership?
Deutsche Telekom has just announced a partnership with MasterCard to introduce its NFC-powered PayPass digital wallet platform across Europe. This technology is extremely user friendly and as easy to use...
July 05, 2012
Digging Deeper Into CFPB’s Complaint Data
It took a Freedom of Information Act request, but we’ve gotten our hands on the more than 35,000 financial services complaints filed by consumers with the Consumer Financial Protection...
July 02, 2012
MasterCard, Deutsche Telekom Put PayPass In 93 Million Pockets
Deutsche Telekom has chosen MasterCard’s NFC-powered PayPass digital wallet platform to deliver mobile payment access to its 93 million European customers. The partnership will kick off in Poland, where MasterCard...
June 28, 2012
OFT accepts electrical retailers’ undertakings for extended warranties
The U.K. Office of Fair Trading has accepted undertakings offered by Dixons, Comet and Argos to improve their extended warranties. The undertakings were made in consideration of the OFT’s market...
June 28, 2012
Commission extends and broadens probe into Italy’s Alghero airport
The U.K. Office of Fair Trading has accepted undertakings offered by Dixons, Comet and Argos to improve their extended warranties. The undertakings were made in consideration of the OFT’s market...