Payment Methods

Mobile Commerce
Is Apple A Threat To Small Banks?
September 18, 2014

The big banks, Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Capital One Financial, all played a prominent and public role in building Apple’s much lauded mobile payment platform Apple Pay.  Small banks, observably did not and that has ignited concerns that Apple’s entry into...

Did Apple Almost Buy Discover?
September 18, 2014

Apple held discussions last year to acquire Discover Financial Services, but the talks fell through before Apple made a formal offer, Bank Innovation reported on Wednesday (Sept. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Mobile Commerce
Skrill To Directly Challenge PayPal With Launch Of Marketplaces
September 18, 2014

Skrill is going after digital marketplaces today with the launch of its own payments solution 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,...

B2B Payments
Alibaba: From Start to Now (And Wow)
September 18, 2014

The Alibaba Primer 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 completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications...

Subway’s NFC Play With Softcard
September 18, 2014

Sandwich chain Subway will roll out NFC-based mobile payments on Oct. 1 at 26,000 U.S. locations, The Paypers reported — and they won’t use Apple’s new Apple Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
All The News That’s Fit To Print: Alibaba Edition
September 18, 2014

With 49 percent of securities professional looking to own a piece of the world’s largest e-commerce conglomerate, Alibaba is what we are going to be talking about for the next few weeks. Some analysts are beating the crowds, and PYMNTs has organized the top 15...

Merchant Innovation
The New iPad Set To Drop October 15
September 18, 2014

Apple will launch two new iPads and release the next version of its Mac operating system at an event on Oct. 21, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Sept. 17), citing media reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Acquiring
The Emergence Of Alibaba, They Aren’t Just The Chinese Amazon
September 18, 2014

While many commentators are describing the Alibaba IPO unfolding on Wall Street today (September, 18) as the emergence of the “Chinese Amazon,” BlueSnap CEO Ralph Dangelmaier and economist Vanessa Zhang of the Global Economics Group agree that Alibaba is quite a bit more than that....

Why Merchants Shouldn’t Chase Shiny Objects in Cross-Border Markets
September 18, 2014

Merchants looking to sell in cross-border markets should take note of important rule: “Do your homework,” says Souheil Badran, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital River. In a recent interview with MPD CEO Karen Webster, Badran broke down the top strategies for merchants who...