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Samsung and Bank of Korea Collaborate on Offline CBDC
Samsung and Bank of Korea Collaborate on Offline CBDC
May 16, 2023  |  CBDC

Samsung is reportedly working with the Bank of Korea on a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The consumer tech firm has signed an agreement known as a memorandum...

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Uber and Stripe Expand Partnership to Enable Pay by Bank
Uber and Stripe Expand Partnership to Enable Pay by Bank
May 03, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Uber and Stripe have expanded their strategic payments partnership across the United States, Australia and Japan. By expanding its use of Stripe’s payment platform, Uber...

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Boodil Launches Pay by Portal to Reduce Credit Card Fees
Boodil Launches Pay by Portal to Reduce Credit Card Fees
May 02, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Boodil has launched a Pay by Portal solution to allow businesses to take account-to-account payments. This new solution enables merchants to send out payment links...

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Fiserv Offers Software Firms Text-Based Payment Option
Fiserv Offers Software Firms Text-Based Payment Option
May 02, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Fiserv is letting software firms access the world of text-based payments. The payments and financial services company announced the offering for independent software vendors (ISVs)...

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Mastercard: US Consumers Boost Spending on Credit Cards by Nearly 15%
Mastercard: US Consumers Boost Spending on Credit Cards by Nearly 15%
April 27, 2023  |  Mastercard

Mastercard’s earnings results show that U.S. consumers continue to embrace credit cards for everyday spending. The supplemental materials provided by the payments network showed that...

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Fiserv Lets Small Businesses Offer Apple Tap to Pay
Fiserv Lets Small Businesses Offer Apple Tap to Pay
April 24, 2023  |  SMBs

Fiserv will allow merchants to tap into increased demand for contactless transactions. The payments company announced in a Monday (April 24) news release it has...

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Square Debuts Android Tap to Pay for Merchants
Square Debuts Android Tap to Pay for Merchants
April 19, 2023  |  Mobile Payments

Square is giving merchants an easier way to make contactless payments. The commerce solutions provider has begun offering Tap to Pay on Android for sellers...

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GoDaddy Teams With Apple on Contactless Payments
GoDaddy Teams With Apple on Contactless Payments
April 17, 2023  |  Partnerships

GoDaddy wants to help businesses offer contactless, in-person payments. The web hosting company announced in a Monday (April 17) press release it is collaborating with...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Benefits Abound for Merchants Undertaking Payments Modernization
PYMNTS Intelligence: Benefits Abound for Merchants Undertaking Payments Modernization
April 11, 2023  |  Payments Innovation

As physical locations closed or access to them became otherwise restricted during the pandemic, companies had to pivot to digital channels to survive. Even stores...

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