Recent study indicates that consumers do not want to be passive participants when protect their online security. While unsurprisingly widely dissatisfied with retailers and their capacity to meaningfully protect their data, the people who are seeing their data breached over and over are increasingly looking...
Hony Capital, one of China’s largest private equity funds, has invested $50 million in cloud and mobile commerce enabling firm Deem, which recently under went recapitalization financing led by Point Guard Ventures along with various mutual funds. Deem connects a network of over 17,000 buyers and...
It’s not who you think. Of the 13M internet users in South Africa, the majority go online via their mobile devices. PYMNTS got the scoop from MasterCard’s Head of Emerging Payments for the Middle East and Africa, Aaron Oliver, to understand what makes the South...
There are lots of options for SMBs to embrace new technologies to manage their accounts receivables, payments and invoicing. But as far as technology has come, most smaller businesses still use paper and manual processes to collect outstanding receivables. But why?
Starbucks reported a strong Q2 performance, with revenue up 11 percent, a 23 percent increase in quarterly profit. Mobile payments were a particularly strong performer for the company, contributing 15 percent of total quarterly revenue. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
MoneyGram announced the addition of two leaders this week, a move that is expected to help the money transfer and payments services company focus more on emerging markets and self-service channels. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Does Bitcoin have a future? Bloomberg today reported on how Bitcoin is used and whether or not there is real value in the currency. Several illustrious Bitcoin disbelievers joined together around the Bloomberg desk to discuss the state of Bitcoin and its future. Economist David...
The mobile payments market just got rocked, as LoopPay announced it secured an investment from Visa. What does a card network that has invested tons in NFC and EMV want with a mobile payments solution that leverages mag stripe technology? Well, providing their issuers and...
Question. What’s the biggest misperception about MasterCard’s MasterPass mobile commerce platform? Answer. That it’s just a digital wallet. MPD CEO Karen Webster caught up with Vib Prasad, Group Head of MasterPass to chat about the platform strategy that underpins MasterPass, how it plans to keep...
