News

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

Source: pymnts.com

CFPB Announces Final Judgments Against Four Credit Repair Companies
CFPB Announces Final Judgments Against Four Credit Repair Companies
June 28, 2017  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced news on Tuesday (June 27) that it filed two complaints and proposed final judgments against four California-based credit...

READ MORE >
Verifone and Sage Partner To Bring More Functionality To POS
Verifone and Sage Partner To Bring More Functionality To POS
June 28, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Verifone and Sage recently announced a partnership to offer integrated point-of-sale (POS) and business accounting solutions on Verifone Carbon 8. In a press release, the companies...

READ MORE >
Bank Leumi Launches Digital Bank Pepper For Mobile Phone Customers
Bank Leumi Launches Digital Bank Pepper For Mobile Phone Customers
June 28, 2017  |  Digital Banking

Bank Leumi has launched Pepper, a digital banking venture that will initially offer current individual accounts and later move into securities and mortgages, as well as...

READ MORE >
Token Starts Presale For Its Biometric-Based Wearable Ring
Token Starts Presale For Its Biometric-Based Wearable Ring
June 28, 2017  |  Innovation

Token has launched the presale for its biometric-based wearable electronic ring that can allow its users to make wearable payments, power up a computer and part...

READ MORE >
Apple Buys German Company Specializing In Eye-Tracking Technology
Apple Buys German Company Specializing In Eye-Tracking Technology
June 28, 2017  |  Apple

Apple’s newest acquisition is startup SensoMotoric Instruments, a German computer vision company that develops eye-tracking tech used in virtual and augmented reality headsets and glasses. According to...

READ MORE >
Ukraine Banks Among The Targets Of Global Cyber Attacks
Ukraine Banks Among The Targets Of Global Cyber Attacks
June 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Ukrainian banks and companies, including the state power company,  were the target of a cyberattack on Tuesday (June 27) that affected operations. According to a...

READ MORE >
Singapore Regulators Propose Allowing Banks To Invest In Non-Financial Businesses
Singapore Regulators Propose Allowing Banks To Invest In Non-Financial Businesses
June 28, 2017  |  eCommerce

Singapore regulators have proposed rules that will make it easier for banks to conduct or invest in non-financial businesses, such as eCommerce and digital payment...

READ MORE >
IBM Is In D.C. Making The Case Why AI Won’t Destroy Mankind
IBM Is In D.C. Making The Case Why AI Won’t Destroy Mankind
June 28, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

IBM is in Washington, D.C., this week to make the case to federal government officials that artificial intelligence isn’t going to steal jobs from humans....

READ MORE >
Square UK Teams Up With Vend, TouchBistro
Square UK Teams Up With Vend, TouchBistro
June 28, 2017  |  Payment Methods

The U.K. is learning that it’s hip to be Square. California-based Square was founded in 2009 to enable small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to accept...

READ MORE >