GoCoin co-founder and CEO to keynote Virtual Currency Today Summit, April 29 in Boston

February 17, 2015

Steve Beauregard, co-founder and CEO of payment platform GoCoin, will keynote VCTS on the 'the next disruptor in payments.'

Pyrim intros tool designed to provide clarity to mobile commerce

February 17, 2015

Product lists over 100 consumer-facing, mobile commerce products and each is fully described and mapped to the mobile commerce ecosystem.

Mobeewave secures funding from Russian firm for mPOS expansion

February 16, 2015

Montreal-based company claims it is the world's first and only provider of dongle-free NFC mobile payment terminal products enabling payment acceptance on…

NRF issues statement on White House Cybersecurity Summit

February 13, 2015

The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay on the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer…

Starbucks' iOS app gets Apple Pay support

February 13, 2015

Users now can reload their prepaid card with the touch of a finger.

Visa to eliminate 16-digit account number for remote purchases

February 13, 2015

The move expands the company's Visa Token Service, which is intended to protect sensitive card information.

Can you, and should you, accept Apple Pay?

Balancing the benefits and the costs of new or upgraded point of sale equipment are key considerations when deciding whether Apple Pay is a good move for your…

Apple Pay, bitcoin take to the skies

February 10, 2015

JetBlue becomes the first major domestic carrier in the U.S. to accept Apple's mobile wallet. UATP forms a partnership with BitNet to enable airlines to accept…

Bindo users now able to print barcodes through their iPad POS system

February 9, 2015

Partnership with Brother aims to make inventory management easier.

Video goes inside a Chinese bitcoin mine

February 6, 2015

As of October when the cameras were allowed into the operation, the mine was generating more than 4,000 bitcoins per month for its owners and investors.

First Data, Capgemini announce payments partnership

February 6, 2015

According to the companies, this collaboration will leverage Capgemini's global vertical industry and payments expertise and First Data's suite of payments…

CardFlight updates mPOS app

February 6, 2015

SwipeSimple also includes encrypted mobile card readers, payment acceptance applications for iOS and Android devices, and a real-time reporting and admin…

Commentary: Retailers are leading the fight toward greater security

Sandy Kennedy, President of RILA, calls on Congress to pass legislation that enacts a single, preemptive national data breach notification standard.

Mobile Payments Today publishes wallet comparison guide

February 4, 2015

The 61-page document details the capabilities of 151 leading mobile wallets.

Epicor introduces new data security and protection program for independent retailers

February 3, 2015

The initiative is designed to mitigate the risk of a security breach through improved data management and protection.

PCI Security Standards Council: Beware of 'Ghost'

February 2, 2015

The warning follows a US Department of Homeland Security alert about a critical software vulnerability that poses a serious risk to computer systems.

On Track Innovations launches countertop card reader with EMV, Apply Pay support

February 2, 2015

According to the company, the new TRIO Countertop is designed to address the fast growing market for EMV-compliant cashless payment readers.

More retailers to accept MasterPass

January 30, 2015

Blue Nile, Neiman Marcus, Office Depot and Rue La La among the latest merchants who plan to offer MasterCard's digital wallet service at checkout.

Report: Mobile accounts for 25 percent of online transactions in Q4 2014

January 30, 2015

The holiday shopping season accounted for the majority of such transactions.

'Bit-what?' Most Americans clueless about cryptocurrency, study finds

January 29, 2015

A 'first of its kind' survey indicates that bitcoin proponents have their work cut out if they aim to educate Americans about bitcoin and its usefulness.