Payment Methods

News
Coinbase Acquires Kippt to Make Bitcoin Easy to Use
May 08, 2014

Coinbase acquires YC-backed collaborative bookmarking startup Kippt ‘to make Bitcoin easy to use.’

Company Spotlight
Can ‘Dirty Cash’ Move Us To A Cashless Society?
May 08, 2014

Catchy commercials might ask you “What’s in your wallet?” but do you really know the answer? Tens of thousands of germs and bacteria could be crawling around on your beloved bills, which MasterCard research says is actually enough to potentially move consumers more quickly to...

News
Apple Becomes #2 Online Retailer, Behind Amazon
May 08, 2014

Apple's online sales jumped 24 percent last year.

Europe
Boku Strikes European Carrier-Processing Deal With Deutsche Telekom
May 08, 2014

Mobile carrier-billing specialist Boku Inc. on May 8 announced an agreement with European mobile-network operator Deutsche Telekom Group. The partnership expands on a previous agreement between the two in Germany to cover Deutsche Telekom’s entire user base in Europe of over 140 million subscribers across...

News
U.S. Judge: DOJ Merchant Antitrust Case Against Amex May Proceed
May 07, 2014

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International
New CEO Seeks Client Stickiness From Shift In Global Cash Access’ Sales Strategy
May 07, 2014

Instead of concentrating sales on individual products, Global Cash Access has begun bundling its products aided by a kiosk under a strategy change for the gaming cash-access specialist implemented by new CEO Ram Chary. Chary replaced David Lopez as the company’s leader in January and...

Mobile
LevelUp Levels Up With A New Space
May 07, 2014

The mobile commerce platform LevelUp made news that it has grown its staff by 15 percent, moved into brand new offices in Boston and has big plans for what it wants to do next. If you want in on the scoop (and to watch fun...

Merchant Innovation
What Developed Markets Can Learn From Emerging Markets’ Payments
May 07, 2014

Developed markets are all about the move from plastic to digital while emerging markets are all about leapfrogging plastic and going right to digital. What each have in common is the mobile device and the desire to create a convenient way to enable payments –...

TSYS: “Go Old School to Boost Cardholder Spend”
May 07, 2014

FI’s don’t have to flock to the “shiny new thing” to get cardholders to make a particular payment method top of wallet. In fact, a study released just today from TSYS reveals several “old school” methods that boost cardholder loyalty, proving that sometimes tradition trumps...