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Masterpass’ 2016 Milestones
Masterpass’ 2016 Milestones
September 07, 2016  |  Mastercard

Going into investor day, Mastercard is ready to talk about its brand’s evolution from card network to digital payments acceptance network, buttressed by the continued growth...

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Visa Checkout Will Soon Be Available Via PayPal’s Braintree
Visa Checkout Will Soon Be Available Via PayPal’s Braintree
September 07, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Visa and PayPal announced on Tuesday (Sept. 6) that Visa Checkout will soon be available as a payment service for Braintree merchants. Braintree is a PayPal...

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Ideal Payments Brings Mobile Payments To Iraq
Ideal Payments Brings Mobile Payments To Iraq
September 07, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Ideal Payments announced on Tuesday (Sept. 6) it has partnered with Taif Money Transfer, the Iraqi money transfer service, to roll out Taif eWallet, Iraq’s...

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Google Gearing Up To Launch Financial Planning Site In India
Google Gearing Up To Launch Financial Planning Site In India
September 07, 2016  |  International

Google is gearing up to develop a website in India, dubbed Bharat Saves, offering consumers information on financial planning. According to a report by The Economic...

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Revel Systems And Punchh Team Up To Enhance iPad POS
Revel Systems And Punchh Team Up To Enhance iPad POS
September 07, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Revel Systems, the maker of an iPad point-of-sale management tool for brick-and-mortar retailers, food businesses and other industries, announced on Tuesday (Sept. 6) it is...

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Zilingo Raisies $8 Million In Venture Funding
Zilingo Raisies $8 Million In Venture Funding
September 07, 2016  |  Investments

Zilingo, the startup eCommerce company, has raised $8 million in a Series A round of venture funding. The funds, according to a report, will go...

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Group Of More Than 400 Retailers Urges Congress Not To Repeal Durbin Amendment
Group Of More Than 400 Retailers Urges Congress Not To Repeal Durbin Amendment
September 07, 2016  |  Regulation

More than 400 big and small retailers have joined forces to urge Congress not to repeal the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...

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Mobile Payments Apps Continue To Dominate Chinese Market
Mobile Payments Apps Continue To Dominate Chinese Market
September 07, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

According to a recent Nielsen data release, 99 percent of Chinese online shoppers are now using mobile payments apps. An impressive figure, though perhaps not...

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