Mastercard Invests In Asia’s Pine Labs For Electronic Payment Options
Mastercard Invests In Asia’s Pine Labs For Electronic Payment Options
January 24, 2020  |  Mastercard

In order to accelerate the use of electronic payment options in Asia, Mastercard has invested in merchant commerce platform Pine Labs, according to a press...

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Wells Fargo Fallout, New Amazon Payments Top Week’s News
Wells Fargo Fallout, New Amazon Payments Top Week’s News
January 24, 2020  |  News

It’s that time again — the weekend! But before you really sink into your fun and relaxation, allow the latest edition of the PYMNTS Weekender...

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Saltbox Opens Co-Warehousing Space For SMBs
Saltbox Opens Co-Warehousing Space For SMBs
January 24, 2020  |  B2B Payments

To provide small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with co-warehousing and coworking space, Saltbox opened a 27,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta, according to an announcement. Saltbox said...

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Vancouver Finally Approves Uber And Lyft
Vancouver Finally Approves Uber And Lyft
January 24, 2020  |  Ridesharing

In a move that’s been in the works since 2012, the city of Vancouver has approved Uber and Lyft to operate in the city, according...

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Takeaway.com’s Just Eat Buyout Faces Regulatory Setback
Takeaway.com’s Just Eat Buyout Faces Regulatory Setback
January 24, 2020  |  Regulation

After a British competition body said it would probe its purchase of Just Eat, food delivery firm Takeaway.com said the forecasted timetable for its takeover...

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Top News In Payments: TCH Increases RTP Threshold; Verizon Teams With Synchrony For Card
Top News In Payments: TCH Increases RTP Threshold; Verizon Teams With Synchrony For Card
January 24, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, The Clearing House (TCH) is increasing the value limit for general transactions on the TCH-operated real-time payments (RTP) network, Verizon is working with...

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Italian Postal Service Targets SMBs With QR Code Payments
Italian Postal Service Targets SMBs With QR Code Payments
January 24, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Italian postal service Poste Italiane is introducing a new payments technology in an effort to attract more domestic small businesses, according to a report by...

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Walmart-Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Pay Raises, Wave To Pay And The Sweet Sound Of Streaming Success
Walmart-Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Pay Raises, Wave To Pay And The Sweet Sound Of Streaming...
January 24, 2020  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

It was a good week for Amazon’s stock price, with a valuation that briefly exceeded $1 trillion before falling back into the far more conservative $927...

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AmEx Sees Card Member Loans Up 7 Percent
AmEx Sees Card Member Loans Up 7 Percent
January 24, 2020  |  Earnings

Payments network American Express reported results Friday (Jan. 24) that showed card spending and loan growth up double-digit percentages, as measured year over year, in...

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