Payment Methods

Will Alibaba Go Apple, PayPal or Both?
November 12, 2014

Following its record-breaking $9.3 billion Singles’ Day sales, Alibaba is looking to work with PayPal to expand payment options, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Has mPOS Reached Its Tipping Point?
November 11, 2014

The mPOS space has seen a 30 percent year-over-year growth in the last three years. In addition, 30 percent of the top 20 U.S. retailers have deployed mPOS devices in-stores. Today, more than ever, it's easy to envision a world where mPOS is the norm,...

WeChat API Extends Payments To Developers
November 11, 2014

Tencent-owned WeChat has just made mobile shopping even easier for its users. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Target Employees Testing CurrentC
November 11, 2014

Target, one of the founders of MCX’s CurrentC mobile payment effort, has been using its employees to test the program, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported Nov. 4. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Samsung Taps Coupons.com For Mobile Offers
November 11, 2014

Samsung has landed a deal with Coupons.com that will put itself as the first mobile payments carrier to use its own digital wallet to redeem the site’s online coupons in stores, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Will NFC Users Grow by 5X in 5 Years?
November 11, 2014

Merchant resistance, particularly because of the MCX CurrentC conflict, has been Apple Pay’s biggest impediment, and despite hurdles Apple has faced, Juniper Research predicts NFC users will quintuple from this year’s 101 million users to more than 500 million by 2019. Get the Full Story Complete...

Jack Ma: Alipay “Will Definitely Go Public”
November 11, 2014

Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma said Tuesday (Nov. 11) that his Alipay payments unit “will definitely go public,” according to a report from Reuters covering Ma’s interview with an official state broadcaster. Alipay was not part of the massive IPO that Alibaba just completed. Get...

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PayPal Responds To Security Concerns
November 11, 2014

PayPal will cut off support for aging security protocol SSL 3.0 on Dec. 3, and that may cause problems for some of its merchants, the online payments giant announced on Monday (Nov. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

PayPal Offers Cash Option in Russia
November 10, 2014

PayPal is jumping onto the cash-based electronic payments business trend in Russia, The Moscow Times reported. 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 newsletter,...