In today’s top news, Mastercard is partnering with Samsung to bring Pay On Demand to emerging markets, and new travel curbs imposed by President Trump will cause a ripple effect throughout the economy. Also, Amazon introduces a voice shopping feature on Alexa in India. Get...
German payments company Wirecard said on Thursday (March 11) that it is partnering with Sweden’s FinTech startup Klarna for integrated payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
What instant lending innovation have shoppers fallen in love with? Here’s a hint: We’ll tell you now … and you can thank us later. Between 2018 and 2019, there was a 162 percent increase in buy now, pay later (BNPL) downloads – rising to roughly...
Will this be the year that real-time payments — and, especially, peer-to-peer (P2P) — reach critical mass in the United States? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
When the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service disburses monies to federal benefit recipients, from veterans to senior citizens and many others, it uses millions of direct deposit prepaid debit cards as part of the payments mix. Get the Full Story...
Mastercard has expanded its partnership with Rakuten Viber to bring peer-to-peer (P2P) payments to Romania via Moneytou, which makes transferring money easy, quick and secure, Mastercard announced on Tuesday (Feb. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Silicon Valley-based micromobility startup Bird is launching an in-app payments feature that enables its electronic scooter (eScooter) riders to buy from local merchants, Bird announced on Tuesday (Feb. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Almost 600 banks and credit unions have joined the Turnkey Service from payments startup Zelle via the FinTech solutions firm Fiserv to enable person-to-person (P2P) payment capabilities, Fiserv announced on Monday (Feb. 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Paytm Payments Bank is teaming up with ride-hailing firms — including Ola and Uber — to enable some 100,000 drivers to buy and recharge FASTags at major cities country-wide, DealStreetAsia reported on Sunday (Feb. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
