After nearly a full year of waiting, WhatsApp payments have been cleared by Brazil’s central bank to go live, enabling peer-to-peer (P2P) payments capabilities for its 120 million Brazilian users, 86 percent of whom claim to use the app every day. WhatsApp was shut down in...
Earnings season is a deluge of data, to be sure, but after a few weeks of conference calls, press releases and supplemental slide decks, some common themes emerge. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
One of the goals of the connected economy is to turn simple things into payment mechanisms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
Mishawaka Utilities has introduced PayPal as an available payment method for utility customers, who can also pay through Venmo, according to a Tuesday (May 4) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
We’re in the midst of a sea change in the connected economy. The shift is underway from apps to ecosystems, with a single digital front door as point of access. The app, then, gives rise to the super app, which lets consumers plan, manage, spend and...
With cryptocurrencies like bitcoin beset by price spikes (and slides), a nonprofit organization plans to test the concept of a U.S. central bank digital currency in at least five pilot programs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Companies now have the ability to use Square Invoices to take automated clearing house (ACH) payments, according to a Wednesday (April 28) announcement from Square. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Francesco Simoneschi, CEO of TrueLayer, believes that open banking payments will replace debit cards as the default method of payment in the next five years. Find out why in this excerpt from The Connected Economy’s Power Source – CEO Edition. Get the Full Story Complete...
GoCardless, a FinTech platform for bank-to-bank payments, has rolled out Instant Bank Pay, which is a new open banking feature directly integrated with the company’s global payment platform, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
