In this week’s global Payments NEXT newsletter, US startup Zippin is showcasing its next-generation checkout-free technology. Walmart is testing an innovative crowdsourcing delivery program that could take off. ...
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Disruptive Technologies
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A new report from Juniper Research says password-based solutions are increasingly impractical, and service providers have begun testing alternative second factors; ‘something I am’, such as a fingerprint, ...
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Instead of taking days or weeks to pay out non-glass insurance claims, a new service from Safelite Solutions and Ingo Money could pay accident claimants within hours. Safelite ...
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Mary Meeker is a venture capital leader and analyst with Kleiner Perkins. Her annual Trends Report is closely examined for its comprehensive analysis and predictions. Her report is ...
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Today, we’re looking at PayPal’s campaign to bring in new customers from the nine million “unbanked” US residents who either don’t use a bank or don’t like using ...
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Got no bank? You may be just the customer PayPal is looking for. Of course, more than 227 million worldwide customers know and likely use PayPal often for ...
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Today’s newsletter looks at two interesting payments and e-commerce trends. First is a new report that says 60% of Square payments merchants would be willing to accept cryptocurrency payments ...
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A new Uphold partnership will simplify and speed up the payroll process for employers paying employees and freelancers, and freelancers invoicing clients around the world. The partnership brings ...
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The impact of technology on financial services has been rapid and significant according to PwC’s 2017 Global Fintech Report – Redrawing the lines: FinTech’s growing influence on Financial ...
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Fintech Friday looks at looks at mobile payments news from Craigslist, PayPal, Baidu, Kroger, Tikkie and Tipalti. ...
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