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Valitor Acquires Chip & PIN Solutions To Broaden Its Direct Merchant Services
Valitor Acquires Chip & PIN Solutions To Broaden Its Direct Merchant Services
July 06, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Valitor, a Fintech payment service company announced Wednesday (July 5) the acquisition of Chip & PIN Solutions, a U.K. card-based payment provider. In a press release...

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Poorer Nations Are Teaching Their Richer Counterparts About Cybersecurity
Poorer Nations Are Teaching Their Richer Counterparts About Cybersecurity
July 06, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A new United Nations (U.N.) survey on cybersecurity found Singapore is taking a close to perfect approach at the same time that rich countries have...

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Walmart’s Marketplace Flexes Its Muscles
Walmart’s Marketplace Flexes Its Muscles
July 06, 2017  |  Retail

Can Walmart give Amazon a run for its eCommerce money? Probably not. But it can keep the eCommerce giant from gaining an eMonopoly, at least...

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Walmart Lets Customers Pick Up Online Orders Via Vending Machines
Walmart Lets Customers Pick Up Online Orders Via Vending Machines
July 06, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Breaking mobile order ahead news: it’s not just for food anymore. Walmart is now letting customers place orders on its website and pick them up...

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Open Banking Rolls Out Payments Initiation API
Open Banking Rolls Out Payments Initiation API
July 06, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Open Banking, the U.K. bank-funded entity  that was mandated by the Competition and Markets Authority to provide new ways for customers to share their financial...

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What’s Next For JPMorgan’s Payment Plans Post-Worldpay Takeout?
What’s Next For JPMorgan’s Payment Plans Post-Worldpay Takeout?
July 06, 2017  |  Banking

No Worldpay for JPMorgan, but the banking giant may have its toe in the water, or testing the breeze for further inroads into the payments...

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Cyber Stress Tests Loom For U.K. Insurers
Cyber Stress Tests Loom For U.K. Insurers
July 06, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the financial regulator overseeing the United Kingdom, has directed insurers to conduct “stress tests” tied to cyber attacks, the Financial...

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Diebold Shares Plunge On Lowered Sales Guidance
Diebold Shares Plunge On Lowered Sales Guidance
July 06, 2017  |  Retail

Diebold Nixdorf shares plunged 23 percent on Wednesday, hit by reduced revenue guidance that spooked investors. The ATM and financial services company saw shares slip...

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Han Feng Now Accepts Alipay In U.S.
Han Feng Now Accepts Alipay In U.S.
July 06, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Alipay, Ant Financial Group’s payment platform, announced Wednesday it had inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Han Feng Inc., a food supplier for Chinese restaurants...

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