News

View the latest news and breaking news today for Payments, Commerce, Retail, Mobile Order, and Technology at PYMNTS.com

Source: pymnts.com

Key House Member Seeks More Oversight Over Crypto ICOs, Trading

Key House Member Seeks More Oversight Over Crypto ICOs, Trading
Key House Member Seeks More Oversight Over Crypto ICOs, Trading
July 27, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

A key member of the House Financial Services Committee said Congress needs to create more oversight for cryptocurrency, specifically surrounding the “muddied and fairly opaque”...

READ MORE >
Apple, Others Face Patent Claim From Firm Over Hands-Free, Voice Operated Devices
Apple, Others Face Patent Claim From Firm Over Hands-Free, Voice Operated Devices
July 27, 2018  |  Apple

Apple, Microsoft and Samsung are facing litigation from California-based SpeakWare that accuses the technology firms of patent infringement. The company claims the firms are using...

READ MORE >
Twitter Shares Slide After Platform Warns Of Lower Monthly Users
Twitter Shares Slide After Platform Warns Of Lower Monthly Users
July 27, 2018  |  Earnings

Twitter shares fell sharply during trading early Friday morning, after the social media company warned that the number of monthly active users (MAUs) would decline...

READ MORE >
TransferGo Rolls Out Cryptocurrency Support
TransferGo Rolls Out Cryptocurrency Support
July 27, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

To enable its customers to buy and sell five digital currencies, TransferGo has rolled out a crypto trading facility. Users can trade bitcoin, bitcoin cash,...

READ MORE >
Magic Beans (No, Not Really) Help Quicken US Economic Growth In 2Q
Magic Beans (No, Not Really) Help Quicken US Economic Growth In 2Q
July 27, 2018  |  Economy

Economic growth? It all amounts to a hill of beans. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

READ MORE >
Google Says ‘No’ To Apps That Mine Crypto In The Background
Google Says ‘No’ To Apps That Mine Crypto In The Background
July 27, 2018  |  Google

In an update to its Play Store developer policy, Google has banned apps that mine cryptocurrency in the background of a user’s device. At the...

READ MORE >
FitPay Rolls Out Bitcoin ‘Flip’ Device Amid Ubiquity Of Contactless
FitPay Rolls Out Bitcoin ‘Flip’ Device Amid Ubiquity Of Contactless
July 27, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

FitPay, the startup technology platform that adds contactless payment capabilities to wearable and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, is looking to serve consumers who own...

READ MORE >
İşbank Launches API Portal, VTB Bank Rolls Out Mobile Banking
İşbank Launches API Portal, VTB Bank Rolls Out Mobile Banking
July 27, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes how Turkey’s İşbank rolled out an application programming interface (API) portal. In...

READ MORE >
Bringing Deep Discounting To One Of America’s Most Expensive Streets
Bringing Deep Discounting To One Of America’s Most Expensive Streets
July 27, 2018  |  Retail

For deal-hunting consumers, Five Below is the little-bit-of-everything store of their dreams. Putatively pitched at kids, tweens and teens, the shop offers goods across a wide...

READ MORE >