The prospect of an Apple Pay Alibaba deal got a lot more likely on Tuesday (Dec. 9) when Alibaba’s Alipay payments unit said that it will now allow users to authenticate their accounts with the iPhone’s fingerprint sensor instead of a password, indicating, according to...
As we reflect back at the last 12 months in payments, it can be difficult to recall all of the innovations that have helped omnichannel move from buzzword to a merchant forefront strategy. And at the very center of that strategy is mobile — specifically,...
Dynamics, a 200-employee card technology company based near Pittsburgh, has captured a $70 million investment from a group that includes MasterCard, according to a report in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. What makes Dynamics interesting, company execs said, are the security enhancements they are creating for payment...
The 1,850-store fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A on Monday (Dec. 8) announced its own QR code mobile payment and mobile ordering app for both iOS and Android, but the initial rollout will only be support at 130 stores in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando and Washington, D.C.. The app is funded through...
It’s long been common practice for cyberthieves to test stolen cards online, often with a tiny charge on a charity site, to quickly determine which have been shut down and which are still valid. But the latest tactic involves ordering pizzas from Domino’s—OK, so food...
Looks like BeBe Stores—with about 200 stores in the U.S.—may be the next cyberthief retail chain victim, according to a report from Krebs On Security. BeBe is the common point of purchase behind fraudulent charges being reported by various banks and BeBe is also related...
Running a small business is complicated. SMB owners don’t just wear many hats – they wear every hat. It can be extremely difficult for them to juggle the several demands they face while keeping an eye on the bottom line, says Tyler Vaughey, Vice President,...
Online restaurant reservation service OpenTable announced Thursday (Dec. 4) that its newly-designed website has now gone live for diners across six nations. The Priceline Group-owned company has revealed a “platform more agile than ever before,” OpenTable Senior Vice President of Product Management Jocelyn Mangan
mPOS isn’t so much focused on micro-merchants anymore, according to Benoit Boudier, SVP of International Sales for ROAM. Rather, it’s become an important part of payment acceptance in general, both in the U.S. and on the international stage. MPD CEO Karen Webster recently caught...
