April 28, 2013
Berlin Warms Up To Bitcoin
A small neighbourhood in the southern district of Berlin has warmed up to Bitcoin, with about a dozen shops now accepting the latest craze in virtual currency. Kreuzberg holds the highest...
April 18, 2013
Ireland: Frozen meat sector sees rearranging post-scandal
ABP Food Group is looking to make some changes. The company has announced a deal to sell a facility in its move to leave the frozen burger market in Ireland....
February 26, 2013
MWC Day Two: Foursquare Makes Biggest Payments Splash
By Ben Carsley, Writer/Editor (@BC_PYMNTS) Welcome to Day Two of PYMNTS.com’s Mobile World Congress 2013 Recap: a comprehensive look at all the most important payments announcements and coolest stories from...
February 26, 2013
Visa, MasterCard and Foursquare Partner For Check-In Discounts
Foursquare has struck a deal with Visa and MasterCard that will see cardholders receive discounts for checking in at certain retailers, Finextra reported. Users will be able to sync their...
January 07, 2013
Startup Roundup: Who’s Getting Funded?
Here’s our Startup Roundup: a (close-to-) comprehensive list of each of the startup companies in payments and/or eCommerce to receive at least $1 million in funding from equity investors in...
October 20, 2012
Mobile Payments Latin America
This year’s event in Miami, FL, is proud to announce speakers including Burger King, Liverpool, Digicel Haiti, Wanda, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Western Union and more. Over 150 senior level industry...
September 30, 2012
Apple Passbook and NFC
Burger King is the latest company to add its name to the list of firms testing their own mobile payment applications. Read More
August 20, 2012
Parlez-Vous PayPal?
The news that Mickey D’s now accepts PayPal in 30 locations in France got the Internet buzzing yesterday. Most of the stories just reported the Reuters story from Friday. But,...
June 14, 2012
Apple Passbook and NFC
Burger King is the latest company to add its name to the list of firms testing their own mobile payment applications. Read More