Apple plans to include the ability to do contactless payments in its rumored iWatch, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (Sept. 4), citing unnamed sources. The smartwatch, like the new model of the iPhone that is expected to be announced next Tuesday (Sept. 9),...
PYMNTS Innovation Investment Tracker Here we are two months into Q3 and there are some interesting trends to observe in the FinTech investments space. Banking and security rule So do investments in retail payments Summer was defined by some pretty big acquisitions on both the...
Visa is getting serious about getting cardholders to sign up for its Visa Checkout mobile payments platform. The card brand unveiled a massive promotional campaign this week that includes giving away pizza and flowers, all in an effort to get customers to register their Visa...
Rocket Internet, the Samwer brothers’ startup incubator, is combining five of its regional ecommerce companies into a single business, Rocket announced on Thursday (Sept. 4). The new global fashion ecommerce group, dubbed GFG, will bring together Dafiti (which operates in Latin America), Jabong (India), Lamoda...
Apple has reportedly negotiated deals with several leading issuers to extend card present rates to Apple for all transactions involving their cards with Apple’s new mobile payments scheme. On top of that concession, they have agreed to give Apple back part of the card present...
Amazon’s been in the market for about a month with its mPOS solution and theories abound about the impact that it will have on the mPOS ecosystem. Eric Hoffman, SVP and U.S. General Manager for ROAM is pretty bullish on the opportunities that it will...
Over the past week, PYMNTS.com’s brief’s coverage in this newsletter has spanned a broad variety of issues. In this column, we take a look at five common elements that link many of those stories, in essence making them the “trends of the week.” Cards Coin,...
Hotel chain Marriott has expanded its mobile check-in and checkout service from its flagship Marriott Hotels to 11 other brands owned by the chain, according to Hospitality Technology. The expansion extends the service from less than 500 hotels to more than 4,000 hotels worldwide by...
